Stopped: No inclusion
Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is currently the cornerstone non pharmacological therapy for drug-refractory atrial fibrillation (AF). Where rhythm control has been shown to be inferior as compared to rate control in older trials. New data suggest that for patients with heart failure and AF PVI may improve prognosis (mortality) as compared to medical rate or rhythm control. Whether optimal rate control as can be achieved with atrioventricular node ablation is comparable with regard to all-cause mortality of heart failure hospitalization to PVI in patients with heart failure and AF is unknown.
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All-cause death.
Timeframe: 1 year
cardiovascular hospitalization.
Timeframe: 1 year
Quality of life
Timeframe: 1 year