Heart failure & cardiomyopathies

Conduction System Pacing and Atrioventricular Node Ablation in Heart Failure: The PACE-FIB Study Design

ESC Heart FailPublished Randomised controlled trial

Study context

Population
Patients with HFpEF/HFmrEF and permanent atrial fibrillation (AF)planned
Participants
334 patients
Planned comparison
Left-bundle branch pacing (LBBP) followed by atrioventricular node ablation (AVNA) vs optimal pharmacological rate control
Primary endpoint
Composite of:
  • All-cause mortality
  • Heart failure (HF) hospitalization
  • Worsening HF
Follow-up
36 months
Methodological detailsstudy design, multicentre, prospective, open-label, 1:1 randomisation, March 2022 to February 2027, Minimum follow-up 36 months
  • Study design
  • Multicentre
  • Prospective
  • Open-label
  • 1:1 randomisation
  • March 2022 to February 2027
  • Minimum follow-up 36 months

No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.

Original publication

Conduction System Pacing and Atrioventricular Node Ablation in Heart Failure: The PACE-FIB Study Design. ESC Heart Fail. Published 20 September 2023. doi:10.1002/ehf2.14488

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