ID.1
Item
sick sinus syndrome and indication for first-time implantation of a ddd pacemaker: symptomatic sinus pauses (>2 sec) or bradycardia with or without paroxysmal af.
boolean
ID.2
Item
age ≥18 years.
boolean
ID.3
Item
patient informed consent.
boolean
ID.4
Item
permanent or persisting (>7 days) af prior to implantation.
boolean
ID.5
Item
persisting symptomatic sinus bradycardia and/or chronotropic incompetence where ddd-pacing at a frequency of >40 bpm is indicated (verified with long term ecg monitoring).
boolean
ID.6
Item
persisting second or third degree av block.
boolean
ID.7
Item
life expectancy <2 years.
boolean
ID.8
Item
participation in another interventional research study.
boolean
ID.9
Item
indication for implantable cardioverter defibrillator (icd) or cardiac resynchronization therapy (crt).
boolean
ID.10
Item
pregnancy.
boolean