Prevalence of atrial fibrillation and stroke in paced patients without prior atrial fibrillation: A prospective study

Abstract

SummaryBackground: Several reports suggest that the incidence of stroke and atrial fibrillation is reduced in patients receiving physiologic pacemakers, compared with patients receiving a venhicular pacemaker.Hvpothesis: The study was undertaken to address the impact of different pacing modalities on the incidence of stroke and atrial fibrillation.Methods: We prospectively analyzed 2 10 consecutive patients. Those with previous episodes of cerebral ischemia a n d or atrial fibrillation were excluded from the study. The study population included 100 patients paced for total atrioventricu-

Predictors of stroke in patients paced for sick sinus syndrome

“…clinical trials have established that atrial fibrillation (AF), which commonly occurs in patients with sinus node dysfunction (8,9), is associated with an annual risk of stroke of approximately 5%, which may be significantly lowered to 1.7% with appropriate anticoagulant therapy (10). Previous trials have suggested that physiologic pacing may decrease the incidence of AF (11)(12)(13)(14).…”

Association of statin therapy and the risk of atrial fibrillation in patients with a permanent pacemaker

“…[8][9][10] We set out to evaluate the association of statin therapy and the risk of developing AF in patients implanted with permanent pacemakers, a population with a high incidence of AF. [11][12][13] …”

Monitored Atrial Fibrillation Duration Predicts Arterial Embolic Events in Patients Suffering From Bradycardia and Atrial Fibrillation Implanted With Antitachycardia Pacemakers

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is very common in patients with bradycardia undergoing cardiac pacemaker implantation (1)(2)(3)(4). Nonvalvular AF has been recognized as a cause of mortality (5) and in particular it has been associated to a five-fold increase in the risk of ischemic stroke, probably associated to atrioembolic mechanism (6 -9).…”