Effect of Cardiac Resynchronization on the Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Severe Heart Failure
Author(s) -
Uta C. Hoppe,
Jaime M. Casares,
Hans Eiskjær,
A. Hagemann,
John G.F. Cleland,
Nick Freemantle,
Erland Erdmann
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.106.614560
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , incidence (geometry) , cardiac resynchronization therapy , ejection fraction , physics , optics
Atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF) and heart failure often coexist; however, the effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on the incidence of AF and on the outcome of patients with new-onset AF remains undefined.
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