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March 3, 2026Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology0 citationsOpen Access

Long‐Term Follow‐Up After Atrioventricular Node Ablation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Nationwide Danish Cohort Study

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AEAnders Fyhn ElgaardJLJacob Moesgaard LarsenPDPia Thisted Dinesen

Key Points

  • Atrioventricular node ablation leads to over a four-fold reduction in cardiac hospitalization rates, enhancing patient outcomes.
  • The procedure is associated with a high success rate, indicating effective alleviation of atrial fibrillation-related issues.

Structured PICO

Does atrioventricular node ablation reduce cardiac hospitalization in patients with atrial fibrillation?

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Population
Patients with atrial fibrillation in a nationwide Danish cohort
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Intervention
Atrioventricular node (AVN) ablation
O
Outcome
Cardiac hospitalizationhard clinical

AVN ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation is a highly successful and safe procedure associated with a significant reduction in cardiac hospitalizations.

Abstract

AVN ablation is associated with an over four-fold reduction of cardiac hospitalization. This procedure has a high success rate and very low risk of complications.

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Elgaard et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a75ae3c6e9836116a2152ahttps://doi.org/10.1111/jce.70268
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