Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing
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J Interv Card Electrophysiol · Oct 2018
Comparative StudyAtrial resynchronization therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure with and without systolic left ventricular dysfunction: a pilot study.
We examined the long-term (≥ 5 years) outcomes of dual-site atrial pacing (DAP) when added to background antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) and/or ablation in patients with refractory atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF). ⋯ ART using DAP as add on therapy improved HF and established long-term RC in many patients with HFrEF and HFpEF with refractory AF. Long-term survival rates were superior in HFpEF than HFrEF.