Does an upgrade to dual chamber rate adaptive pacing improve quality of life and cardiac function in patients with ventricular pacemakers who have not developed permanent atrial fibrillation or flutter?
Upgrading from VVIR to dual chamber rate adaptive pacing improves quality of life and cardiac function in patients without permanent atrial fibrillation or flutter.
An upgrade to dual chamber rate adaptive pacing results in significantly improved quality of life and cardiac function as compared to continued VVIR stimulation and should thus be considered in patients with ventricular pacemakers who have not developed permanent atrial fibrillation or flutter.
Carl-Johan Höijer (Fri,) studied this question.