13th International Congress
THE "NEW FRONTIERS"
OF ARRHYTHMIAS 1998

January 24-31, 1998
Marilleva, Trento, Italy

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Interatrial septum pacing: a new approach to prevent paroxysmal atrial fibrilation

Luigi Padeletti, Maria Cristina Porciani, Antonio Michelucci, Andrea Colella, Silvio Vena, Pietro Ticci, Gian Franco Gensini.
Instituto di Clinica Medica Generale e Cardiologia, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy

Introduction

The role of cardiac pacing in preventing atrial fibrillation in patient at risk for this arrhythmias is a relatively new concept. Recent reports indicate that the triangle of Koch at coronary sinus ostium level plays a crucial role in the induction of atrial fibrillation^1,2.

The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of permanent interatrial septum pacing at the posterior triangle of Koch for atrial fibrillation prevention and to exclude potential arrhytmic effect.