Comparative Study of Electrical Stimulation of the Heart with VDD and DDD Pacemakers as to the Evolution to Atrial Fibrillation

Abstract Introduction: The pacemaker implantation VDD is considered simpler, faster, less expensive and causes fewer complications compared to DDD. However, the VDD pacemaker has not been widely used in many centers, perhaps for fear of dysfunction of the sinus node and the reduction of atrial sens...

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Main Authors: Nelson Leonardo Kerdahi Leite de Campos, Rubens Ramos de Andrade, Marcello Laneza Fellicio, Antônio Sergio Martins, André Monti Garzesi, Leonardo Rufino Garcia, Tassya Bueno Takeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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