Why the study?
Does DDD pacing with an upper rate of 100 beats/min improve symptoms compared to VVI pacing or DDD pacing with an upper rate of 150 beats/min in patients with pacemakers and angina pectoris?
Does DDD pacing with an upper rate of 100 beats/min improve symptoms compared to VVI pacing or DDD pacing with an upper rate of 150 beats/min in patients with pacemakers and angina pectoris?
In patients with pacemakers and angina, DDD pacing with a limited upper rate (100 bpm) is preferred and causes less chest pain than VVI or DDD with a higher upper rate.
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Favors limiting upper rate to 100 bpm in DDD mode for paced angina patients; extends evidence on optimal programming choices.
Kenny et al. (1986) studied this question.
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