?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Suppression+of+Paroxysmal+Atrial+Fibrillation+by+Pacing&rft.creator=Gupta%2C+Anoop+K.&rft.subject=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Journal&rft.description=+Atrial+Fibrillation+(AF)+affects+approximately+five+million+people+world-+wide.+The+incidence+of+AF+increases+with+aging+and+more+common+in+males.1+Atrial+fibrillation+is+the+most+common+cardiogenic+cause+of+stroke+and+exacerbates+heart+failure.+Despite+the+prevalence+of+AF%2C+it+is+still+one+of+the+most+difficult+arrhythmia+to+treat.2+The+management+option+of+AF+ranges+from+pharmacological+therapy%2C+catheter+based+ablation+and+surgery.+However%2C+non-traditional+uses+of+pacemaker+therapy+have+been+reported+in+recent+past.%0A++++++++++++Pacing+therapies+for+AF+are+specific+to+the+nature+of+the+patient%E2%80%99s+AF.+3%2C4+Pharmacological+management+alone+is+the+typical+initial+course+of+action.+In+AF+cases+where+rapid+ventricular+rates+cannot+be+controlled+by+pharmacological+therapy%2C+ventricular+pacing+therapy+may+be+combined+with+radiofrequency+catheter+ablation+of+AV+node.+5%0A&rft.publisher=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Group&rft.contributor=Singh%2C+Balbir&rft.contributor=Lokhandwala%2C+Yash&rft.contributor=Francis%2C+Johnson&rft.contributor=Gupta%2C+Anup&rft.date=2003-04&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4283%2F1%2Fanoop4.htm&rft.identifier=++Gupta%2C+Anoop+K.++(2003)+Suppression+of+Paroxysmal+Atrial+Fibrillation+by+Pacing.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4283%2F