TABLE 5.

The top 10 references of sick sinus syndrome.

Rank	References	First authors	Journal	IF	TC
1	Adverse effect of ventricular pacing on heart failure and atrial fibrillation among patients with normal baseline QRS duration in a clinical trial of pacemaker therapy for sinus node dysfunction.	Sweeney, MO	Circulation	29.69	1039
2	2012 ACCF/AHA/HRS Focused Update Incorporated Into the ACCF/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities.	Epstein, AE	Journal of the American College of Cardiology	24.09	718
3	ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.	Epstein, AE	Circulation	29.69	647
4	Ventricular pacing or dual-chamber pacing for sinus-node dysfunction.	Lamas, GA	New England Journal of Medicine	91.25	639
5	Atrial high rate episodes detected by pacemaker diagnostics predict death and stroke Report of the atrial diagnostics ancillary study of the MOde Selection Trial (MOST).	Glotzer, TV	Circulation	29.69	534
6	The 11th World Survey of Cardiac Pacing and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: Calendar Year 2009-A World Society of Arrhythmia’s Project.	Mond, Harry G	Pace-Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology	1.976	521
7	Effects of physiologic pacing vs. ventricular pacing on the risk of stroke and death due to cardiovascular causes.	Connolly, SJ	New England Journal of Medicine	91.25	496
8	ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities.	Epstein, AE	Circulation	29.69	460
9	Electrical remodeling of the atria in congestive heart failure Electrophysiological and electroanatomic mapping in humans	Sanders, P	Circulation	29.69	441
10	Biventricular Pacing for Atrioventricular Block and Systolic Dysfunction.	Curtis, AB	New England Journal of Medicine	91.25	404

IF, impact factor; TC, total number of citations of total publications.