Open AccessEffect of fixed-rate vs. rate-RESPONSIve pacing on exercise capacity in patients with permanent, refractory atrial fibrillation and left ventricular dysfunction treated with atrioventricular junction aBLation and bivEntricular pacing (RESPONSIBLE): a prospective, multicentre, randomized, single-blind study
Author(s) -
Pietro Palmisano,
Vittorio Aspromonte,
Ernesto Ammendola,
Gabriele Dell’Era,
Matteo Ziacchi,
Federico Guerra,
Stefano Aquilani,
Giampiero Maglia,
Giuseppe Del Giorno,
Ailia Giubertoni,
Giuseppe Boriani,
Alessandro Capucci,
Renato Pietro Ricci,
Michele Accogli
Publication year - 2016
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/euw035
Subject(s) - medicine , ejection fraction , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , ablation , refractory (planetary science) , heart rate , heart failure , ventricular pacing , blood pressure , astrobiology , physics
Atrioventricular junction (AVJ) ablation followed by biventricular pacing is an established strategy for improving symptoms and morbidity in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation (AF), reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and uncontrolled ventricular rate. There is no clear evidence that such patients benefit from rate-responsive (RR) pacing.
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