To investigate long-term outcome and to determine predictors of development of heart failure (HF) in patients with atrioventricular (AV) node ablation and permanent right ventricular pacing because of symptomatic refractory atrial fibrillation (AF).
Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.