14th International Congress
THE "NEW FRONTIERS"
OF ARRHYTHMIAS 2000

Jan. 29 - Feb. 5, 2000
Marilleva, Trento, Italy

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Pacing techniquesfor prevention and termination of atrial fibrillation: analysing mechanisms of efficacy and results of clinical trials

Sanjeev Saksena.
. UMD-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick & Director, Arrhythmia and Pacemaker Service, Eastern Heart Institute-Atlantic Health Systems, Passaic, USA

Introduction

Clinical reports have been accumulating demonstrating the efficacy of atrial pacing techniques in prevention and termination of atrial tachyarrhythmias including atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation (AF)^1-3. The mechanisms underlying efficacy of a variety of techniques utilized in this effort are sparsely understood and investigated. Yet the clinical use of device therapy and new device technology utilizing these methods is rapidly proliferating^4-6. As a result it is necessary to reexamine the mechanisms of efficacy in both preventive and termination algorithms and correlate these with results of clinical trials.