Pulmonary vein isolation superior to AV node ablation and biventricular pacing in atrial fibrillation with heart failure
Posted by: Johnson Francis on: 23 Oct, 2008
Pulmonary vein isolation has been found to be superior to AV node ablation and biventricular pacing in atrial fibrillation with heart failure in a study published in NEJM today (Khan MN et al, NEJM 2008;359:1778-1785). PABA-CHF Investigators evaluated pulmonary vein isolation vs AV node ablation and biventricular pacing in patients with drug refractory atrial fibrillation and [...]