Pacemaker and Atrioventricular Junction Ablation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation-A Systematic Review of Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) could be considered for heart failure (HF) patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) unless a potent ventricular capture strategy is conducted. However, the benefit of a pacemaker (PM; as part of CRT) in patients with AF and whether atrioventricular junction (or nodal) ablation (AVAB) can improve the prognosis of these patients compared with those treated medically to support ventricular capture are unclear.

Methods and results

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses investigating the roles of PMs and AVAB in patients with AF were obtained in a search of the PubMed, Embase, and Medline databases and then analyzed with respect to the following outcomes: mortality, left ventricular ejection fraction, and clinical findings including

SUBMITTER: Zhang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8810654 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature