title: Clinical improvement after atrioventricular nodal ablation for atrial fibrillation does not correlate with improved ejection fraction.
abstract: A retrospective review of 15 patients with atrial fibrillation and class III to IV congestive heart failure who underwent atrioventricular nodal ablation demonstrated a marked improvement in their functional abilities. This improvement, however, could not be explained by the improvement in ejection fraction alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Florida Health Science Center, Gainesville 32610, USA.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Curtis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D001283:Atrioventricular Node / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000601:surgery