IMPACT ON VENTRICULAR-FUNCTION AND QUALITY-OF-LIFE OF TRANSCATHETER ABLATION OF THE ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION IN CHRONIC ATRIAL-FIBRILLATION WITH A NORMAL VENTRICULAR RESPONSE

Authors
NATALE A ZIMERMAN L TOMASSONI G KEARNEY M KENT V BRANDON MJ NEWBY K
Citation
A. Natale et al., IMPACT ON VENTRICULAR-FUNCTION AND QUALITY-OF-LIFE OF TRANSCATHETER ABLATION OF THE ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION IN CHRONIC ATRIAL-FIBRILLATION WITH A NORMAL VENTRICULAR RESPONSE, The American journal of cardiology, 78(12), 1996, pp. 1431
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
78
Issue
12
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1996)78:12<1431:IOVAQO>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
We assessed left ventricular function and quality of life after atriov entricular junction ablation and pacemaker implant in 14 patients with chronic atrial fibrillation and normal ventricular response. A signif icant improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction, fractional sh ortening, and functional capacity were observed at follow-up, suggesti ng that in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation a regular heart b eat may be preferable over rate control.