Jinko Zoki
Online ISSN : 1883-6097
Print ISSN : 0300-0818
ISSN-L : 0300-0818
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AFTER VVI AND DDD PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION IN SICK SINUS SYNDROME
T. ISHIKAWAM. KASHIWAGIT. USUIH. OCHIAIY. OHYAMA
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1988 Volume 17 Issue 3 Pages 1218-1221

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Abstract
We studied the occurence of atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and atrial tachycardia (atrial arrhythmias) after VVI-pacemaker (PM) and DDD-PM implantation in sick sinus syndrome. Retrograde P was present in 12 of 20 patients with VVI-PM and 9 Of them (75%) had atrial arrhythmias. In Rubenstein III (R-III), 6 Of 8 patients had atrial arrhythmias after VVI-PM implantation. 5 of 23 patients had atrial arrhythmias after DDD-PM implantation, and all of them were R-III. 4 of 9 of R-III did not have atrial arrhythmias after DDD-PM implantation. In 6 patients whose generators were changed to DDD-PM from VVI-PM, left atrial diameter reduced significantly. In R-III, we can not expect VVI-PM to protect from atrial arrhythmias, but we can expect DDD-PM.
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