Atrioventricular node ablation is not a prerequisite for cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation

Cardiology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 246-249

  Schütte, Frank ^a,b   Lüdorff, Guido ^b   Grove, Rainer ^b   Kranig, Wolfgang ^b   Thale, Joachim ^a,b  

^a Andreas Bannowsky Ltd   (Germany)

^b Schuchtermann Klinik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrioventricular node ablation; Cardiac resynchronization

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE ABLATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS RHYTHM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONVALESCENCE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART FAILURE; HEART PACING; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 67650434632     PISSN: 18975593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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