Open AccessEvaluation of pacemaker dependence in patients on ablate and pace therapy for atrial fibrillation
Author(s) -
Eraldo Occhetta,
Miriam Bortnik,
Gabriele Dell’Era,
Ф Зардо,
Ermanno Dametto,
Biagio Sassone,
Laura Gabrieli,
Paolo Marino
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/eum226
Subject(s) - medicine , palpitations , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , presyncope , heart failure , ablation , quality of life (healthcare) , stroke (engine) , population , heart rate , blood pressure , environmental health , mechanical engineering , nursing , engineering
In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and uncontrolled ventricular rate, radiofrequency (RF) ablation of the atrioventricular (AV) node and pacemaker (PM) implantation (ablate and pace) is a valid therapeutic approach, especially in elderly patients. The aim of our study was to evaluate the PM dependence and the incidence of correlated clinical phenomena in a patients population with AV block induced by RF ablation of the AV junction.
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