Atrioventricular junction ablation for atrial fibrillation.
Cardiol Clin
; 32(4): 573-83, 2014 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-25443238
Atrioventricular junction (AVJ) ablation is an effective therapy in patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation who are intolerant to or unsuccessfully managed with rhythm control or medical rate control strategies. A drawback is that the procedure mandates a pacing system. Overall, the safety and efficacy of AVJ ablation is high with a majority of the patients reporting significant improvement in symptoms and quality-of-life measures. Risk of sudden cardiac death after device implantation is low, especially with an appropriate postprocedure pacing rate. Mortality benefit with AVJ ablation has been shown in patients with heart failure and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Fibrilación Atrial
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Nodo Atrioventricular
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Estimulación Cardíaca Artificial
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Ablación por Catéter
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Cardiomiopatías
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cardiol Clin
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Países Bajos