DEAR DR. ROACH: At age 76, I was diagnosed with sinus node dysfunction last year after several episodes of what I’d call being “spaced out” (for lack of a better term). I couldn’t explain these ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rate-modulated pacing at 60 bpm did not reduce AF incidence vs. nonadaptive pacing at 40 bpm in patients with ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 84-year-old female in relatively good health. My doctor is concerned that my heart rate is too slow, consistently in the 50s. I have worn a Holter monitor and had an ...

Boston, MA Final results of the Mode Selection Trial in Sinus Node Dysfunction (MOST) show no advantage for dual-chamber pacing over single-chamber ventricular pacing in terms of the trial's primary ...

Use of the dual-chamber devices had a projected lifetime cost-effectiveness ratio that was considerably below the often-cited $50 000 to $100 000 ceiling that society considers acceptable, according ...

Your heart has an internal pacemaker called the sinus node. It's a group of cells, located on top of your heart, that sends electrical signals into the heart and controls your heartbeat. Sometimes, ...

Minimizing atrial pacing does not prevent atrial fibrillation in patients with sinus node dysfunction, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2023.

Dual anti-platelet therapy remains a cornerstone of the treatment for coronary artery disease. When choosing a second anti-platelet, ticagrelor remains a principal agent after the recent PLATO trial ...

Dear Dr. Roach: At age 76, I was diagnosed with sinus node dysfunction last year after several episodes of what I’d call being “spaced out” (for lack of a better term). I couldn’t explain these ...