Pacing in prevention of atrial fibrillation: the PIPAF studies.
J Interv Card Electrophysiol
; 4 Suppl 1: 177-84, 2000 Jan.
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The PIPAF trials are a set of randomized multicenter studies which seeks to evaluate the potential preventive effect of different modes of pacing in patients with drug refractory paroxysmal atrial fibrillation by means of a permanent pacemaker. The objective of the studies are (1) to significantly prolong the time to first recurrence of atrial arrhythmia and (2) to significantly reduce the cumulative arrhythmia duration. The role of the atrial pacing site (left or right), the overdriving of the sinus rate, and the suppression of the post extrasystolic compensatory pause are evaluated alone or in association, giving rise to four distinct pacing protocols. Over a period of 2 years, 220 patients will be included in 35 centers from 5 different countries.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Fibrilación Atrial
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Estimulación Cardíaca Artificial
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Interv Card Electrophysiol
Asunto de la revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia
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Países Bajos