Original Article Atrial Fibrillation Ablation in Systolic Dysfunction: Clinical and Echocardiographic Outcomes Tasso Julio Lobo1,3, Carlos Thiene Pachon1,3, Jose Carlos Pachon1,2,3, Enrique Indalecio Pachon1,3, Maria Zelia Pachon1,3, Juan Carlos Pachon1,2,3, Tomas Guillermo Santillana1,3, Juan Carlos Zerpa1,3, Remy Nelson Albornoz1,2,3, Adib Domingos Jatene1,2 Serviço de Arritmias – Eletrofisiologia e Marca-passo do Hospital do Coração de São Paulo – Hcor1; Serviço de Estimulação Cardíaca Artificial do Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia2; Complexo Hospitalar Edmundo Vasconcelos3, São Paulo, SP – Brazil
Abstract Background: Heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AF) often coexist in a deleterious cycle. Objective: To evaluate the clinical and echocardiographic outcomes of patients with ventricular systolic dysfunction and AF treated with radiofrequency (RF) ablation. Methods: Patients with ventricular systolic dysfunction [ejection fraction (EF)
Abstract Background: Heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AF) often coexist in a deleterious cycle. Objective: To evaluate the clinical and echocardiographic outcomes of patients with ventricular systolic dysfunction and AF treated with radiofrequency (RF) ablation. Methods: Patients with ventricular systolic dysfunction [ejection fraction (EF)
