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Europace Advance Access published online on March 12, 2008
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Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2008. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

REVIEW

Atrioventricular junction ablation and pacemaker implant for atrial fibrillation: still a valid treatment in appropriately selected patients

Timothy R. Betts*

Department of Cardiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK

This review explores the current techniques of atrioventricular junction ablation, pacemaker prescription and implant, the role of anti-arrhythmic drugs, long-term outcomes, potential complications and adverse effects (including sudden cardiac death), and how these may be overcome, and examines the alternative strategies that are now available.

Key Words: Ablation, Atrial fibrillation, Atrioventricular node, Pacemaker, Heart block

* Corresponding author. Tel: +44 1865 220256; fax: +44 1865 221194. E-mail address: tim.betts{at}orh.nhs.uk

Manuscript submitted 7 February 2008. Accepted after revision 19 February 2008.


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