Just How Stable Are Escape Rhythms after Atrioventricular Junction Ablation?
ARORA R, SPATZ E, VIJAYARAMAN P, ROSENGARTEN M, GROSS J, KIM S, FISHER J, FERRICK K. Just How Stable Are Escape Rhythms after Atrioventricular Junction Ablation? Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology 2010, 33: 939-944. PMID: 20487338, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02756.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAV node ablationEscape rhythmPacemaker implantationPacemaker dependencyStable escape rhythmAtrioventricular node ablationPercentage of patientsTime pointsAtrioventricular junction ablationMode of therapyNumber of patientsSerial time pointsSerial time intervalsBaseline demographicsJunction ablationComorbid conditionsAtrial fibrillationPermanent pacemakerPacemaker interrogationPossible sequelaeRisk factorsPatientsPacemaker failurePotential predictorsSignificant predictors