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Determinants of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with DDD Pacemaker Implantation by AHMET DURAN DEMIR; MUSTAFA SOYLU; ÖZCAN ÖZDEMIR; YÜCEL BALBAY; SERKAN TOPALOĞLU; ALI ŞAŞMAZ; ŞULE KORKMAZ is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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**DEMIR, A.D., et al.: Determinants of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with DDD Pacemaker Implantation.** __Occurrence of AF in a pacemaker implanted patient is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to prospectively investigate the clinical, echocardiographic, and electrocardiographic determinants of persistent AF in patients with DDD pacemakers. A 101 consecutive patients were followed for an average of__ __19.8 ± 11.8__ __months. Persistent AF was documented in 21 (20.8%) patients and 80 (79.2%) patients were in sinus or physiologically paced rhythm. In patients with persistent AF, previous AF attacks were observed more frequently__ __(P < 0.03)__ __and left atrial dimension was higher__ __(3.5 ± 0.6__ __vs__ __3.0 ± 0.5 cm, P < 0.001)__ . __Average P maximum and P wave dispersion (PWD) values calculated in a 12‐lead surface electrocardiogram were also found to be significantly higher in patients with persistent AF____(P < 0.001)__. __Cox regression analysis demonstrated that the presence of previous AF attacks____(RR 8.95, P < 0.001)____, increased left atrial dimension____(RR 2.1, P < 0.02)____, P maximum duration____120 ms (RR 6.1

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Author

AHMET DURAN DEMIR; MUSTAFA SOYLU; ÖZCAN ÖZDEMIR; YÜCEL BALBAY; SERKAN TOPALOĞLU; ALI ŞAŞMAZ; ŞULE KORKMAZ

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0147-8389)

Published

2003

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)