Assessment of atrioventricular junction ablation and VVIR pacemaker versus pharmacological treatment in patients with heart failure and chronic atrial fibrillation: A randomized, controlled study

Circulation

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 953-960

  Brignole, Michele ^a,d   Menozzi, Carlo ^b   Gianfranchi, Lorella ^a   Musso, Giacomo ^c   Mureddu, Roberto ^c   Bottoni, Nicola ^b   Lolli, Gino ^b  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^b S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular node; Catheter ablation; Fibrillation; Pacemakers

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; DIGITALIS; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; NITRATE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0032497291     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.98.10.953     Document Type: Article

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