Abstract
Single-chamber atrial pacing for sinus node disease (SND) was introduced as early as 1964 [1]. Reports demonstrating the clinical feasibility of this treatment modality in large patient groups occurred during the 1980s [2–5], and recent studies have further increased our knowledge of the long-term efficacy and the possible complications of atrial pacing [6–8]. Atrial inhibited (AAI) pacing is now considered an efficient long-term treatment for SND, if certain caveats are observed [6, 9].
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Brandt, J., Fåhraeus, T., Schüller, H. (1996). Long-term rate adaptive atrial (AAIR) pacing: is it feasible?. In: Oto, M.A. (eds) Practice and Progress in Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 183. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0219-0_13
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