BACE-PACE Trial

Title

A multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial for the investigation of preventive pacing in combination with beta-blocker or AT-I-/ACE-inhibitor therapy on the recurrence of atrial fibrillation in patients with dual-chamber pacemakers

Coordinating Investigator

Prof. Andreas Schuchert, Neumünster, Germany

Overall Responsibility

Atrial Fibrillation NETwork (AFNET), Münster, Germany

Current Status

completed

Funding

German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Publications

Schuchert A, Wegscheider K, Meinertz T: Stellenwert präventiver Vorhofstimulation zur Reduktion von paroxysmalem Vorhofflimmern bei Schrittmacherpatienten (BACEPACE-Studie) - Effect of preventive atrial pacing on the reduction of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in pacemaker patients (BACEPACE study). Kardiologe 2008: 2(6); 500-505