Does cardiac resynchronization therapy reduce the incidence of atrial fibrillation, and does atrial fibrillation compromise the cardiac resynchronization therapy effect?

Heart Rhythm. 2007 Mar;4(3 Suppl):S31-3. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.12.026. Epub 2006 Dec 22.

Author

Leslie A Saxon¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA. saxon@usc.edu

PMID: 17336881
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.12.026

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / epidemiology
Atrial Fibrillation / etiology
Atrial Fibrillation / prevention & control*
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial*
Heart Failure / complications
Heart Failure / epidemiology
Heart Failure / therapy*
Humans
Incidence
Risk Factors
Treatment Outcome