Sudden death after radiofrequency ablation of the atrioventricular node in patients with atrial fibrillation
Cevher Ozcan, MD*,
Arshad Jahangir, MD*,
Paul A. Friedman, MD, FACC*,
David L. Hayes, MD, FACC*,
Thomas M. Munger, MD, FACC*,
Robert F. Rea, MD, FACC*,
Margaret A. Lloyd, MD, FACC*,
Douglas L. Packer, MD, FACC*,
David O. Hodge, MS ,
Bernard J. Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil, FACC*,
Stephen C. Hammill, MD, FACC* and
Win-Kuang Shen, MD, FACC*,*
* Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Section of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

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Figure 1 Outcome after sudden death in patients with atrial fibrillation after atrioventricular node ablation and permanent pacing. CHF = congestive heart failure; VF = ventricular fibrillation; VT = ventricular tachycardia.
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