Silent atrial fibrillation in pacemaker early post-implantation period: an unintentionally provoked situation? | Zendy

Juan BenezetMazuecos | Zendy; José Antonio Iglesias | Zendy; Marcelino Cortés | Zendy; J.M. Rubio Campal | Zendy; Juan José de la Vieja | Zendy; Ana del Río Lechuga | Zendy; P. Sánchez-Borque | Zendy; Ángel Miracle | Zendy; Jerónimo Farré | Zendy

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Silent atrial fibrillation in pacemaker early post-implantation period: an unintentionally provoked situation?

Author(s) -

Juan BenezetMazuecos,

José Antonio Iglesias,

Marcelino Cortés,

J.M. Rubio Campal,

Juan José de la Vieja,

Ana del Río Lechuga,

P. Sánchez-Borque,

Ángel Miracle,

Jerónimo Farré

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

ep europace

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119

H-Index - 102

eISSN - 1532-2092

pISSN - 1099-5129

DOI - 10.1093/europace/eux053

Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , incidence (geometry) , stroke (engine) , fixation (population genetics) , cardiology , mechanical engineering , population , physics , environmental health , optics , engineering

Atrial high-rate episodes (AHREs) compatible with silent AF detected in pacemakers (PM) are related to an increased risk of stroke and silent ischaemic brain lesions (IBL) on CT scan. AHREs soon after PM implantation could be related with the procedure itself and the prognosis might be different.

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