Before catheter ablation or pacemaker implantation, all patients in both groups actually met the criteria for permanent pacing due to symptomatic prolonged sinus pauses on termination of AF (Fig.

We retrospectively analyzed two groups of paroxysmal AF-related tachycardia-bradycardia syndrome patients who underwent catheter ablation of AF (ABL group) or pacemaker implantation (PM group ...

Patients requiring a pacemaker often have atrial fibrillation (AF), which increases the risk of thromboembolism and, consequently, the risk of morbidity and mortality. To maintain sinus rhythms ...