| Literature DB >> 15464683 |
Hung-Fat Tse1, David Newman, Kenneth A Ellenbogen, Trina Buhr, Toby Markowitz, Chu-Pak Lau.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the Ventricular Response Pacing (VRP) algorithm, which regularizes ventricular rate during atrial fibrillation (AF), on symptoms, quality of life, and functional capacity. VRP regularizes the ventricular rate during AF without increasing the mean ventricular rate, thereby reducing the severity of AF-related symptoms in patients with persistent AF. However, VRP did not improve general quality of life (Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form General Health Survey), the performance of routine activities (Duke Activity Status Index), or functional capacity (hall walk) in patients with AF.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15464683 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.06.034
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Cardiol ISSN: 0002-9149 Impact factor: 2.778