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ELECTRICAL STORM FOLLOWING AV NODAL ABLATION FOR PERMANENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DESPITE USING STANDARD HIGH LOWER RATE LIMIT FOR PREVENTION OF TORSADES DE POINTES

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Ablation of the atrioventricular (AV) node remains the only treatment for patients with permanent atrial fibrillation with pharmacologically-refractory fast ventricular. Ventricular arrhythmias have been described following this procedure but setting… Click to show full abstract

Ablation of the atrioventricular (AV) node remains the only treatment for patients with permanent atrial fibrillation with pharmacologically-refractory fast ventricular. Ventricular arrhythmias have been described following this procedure but setting the pacemaker at a lower rate limit (LRL) of 80

Keywords: rate limit; permanent atrial; atrial fibrillation; ablation; lower rate

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2019

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