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Atrial Fibrillation
Catheter ablation compared to AV junction ablation w/ pacing therapy
June 17th, 2005
The safety and efficacy of catheter ablation and AV junction ablation plus pacing therapy have been compared in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. Catheter ablation "has become another nonpharmacologic therapeutic option for medically refractory paroxysmal AF," cardiologists in Taiwan noted. "Whether this method is better than atrioventricular (AV) junction ablation plus pacing therapy is unknown." To help settle the issue, M.H. Hsieh and colleagues at Taipei Veterans General Hospital conducted a study "to compare the very long-term (longer than 4 years) clinical outcomes of the two methods in elderly patients (>65 years old) with medically...
Source: Drug Week (2005-06-17)
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