Pulmonary-Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Heart Failure

Khan, Mohammed; Jaı̈s, Pierre; E. Cummings, Jennifer; Di Biase, Luigi; Sanders, Prashanthan; O. Martin, David; Kautzner, Josef; Hao, Steven; Themistoclakis, Sakis; Fanelli, Raffaele; Potenza, Domenico; Massaro, Raimondo; M. Wazni, Oussama; A. Schweikert, Robert; I. Saliba, Walid; J. Wang, Paul; Al‐Ahmad, Amin; Beheiry, Salwa; Santarelli, P; C. Starling, Randall; Dello Russo, Antonio; Pelargonio, Gemma; Brachmann, Johannes; Schibgilla, V.; Bonso, Aldo; Casella, Michela; Raviele, Antonio; Haı̈ssaguerre, Michel; Natale, Andrea

doi:10.1056/nejmoa0708234

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Pulmonary-Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Heart Failure

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Oct 22, 2008

Authors:

Mohammed Khan

Pierre Jaı̈s

Jennifer E. Cummings

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary-vein isolation is increasingly being used to treat atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure. METHODS: In this prospective, multicenter clinical trial, we randomly assigned patients with symptomatic, drug-resistant atrial fibrillation, an ejection fraction of 40% or le...

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Medicine

Atrial fibrillation

Cardiology

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