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J Electrocardiol
May 2009
Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA.
Aims: The aim of the study was to prospectively examine the influence of structural heart disease (SHD) and sinus node dysfunction (SND) on the frequency and duration of atrial fibrillation (AF) episodes in patients with implanted pacemakers.
Methods: We examined episodes of AF in 207 patients (93 with SHD; 165 with SND) with known or suspected paroxysmal AF who underwent dual-chamber pacing.
Results: Seventy-one percent of all patients experienced at least one episode of AF during follow-up, with a mean burden of 3.
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