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Aug 2026
Pacemaker-implantation and atrioventricular-node ablation vs pulmonary vein isolation for elderly patients with persistent atrial fibrillation: the ABLATE versus PACE trial.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Population aging is increasing atrial fibrillation (AF) prevalence. In elderly patients with persistent AF, pulmonary-vein isolation (PVI) has limited success, but is widely used. Pacemaker-implantation with atrioventricular-node ablation (PM+AVNA) provides effective symptom control, but the relativ...
A. Boehmer, Lars Eckardt, M. Rothe et al.
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