Pacemaker-implantation and atrioventricular-node ablation vs pulmonary vein isolation for elderly patients with persistent atrial fibrillation: the ABLATE versus PACE trial

Andreas A Boehmer, Lars Eckardt, Moritz Rothe, Bernhard M Kaess, Florian Doldi, Fatih Guener, Harilaos Bogossian, Konstantinos Iliodromitis, Dirk Bastian, Veronica Buia, Malte Kuniss, Wolfgang Dichtl, Reza Wakili, Stephan Willems, Burghard Schumacher, Shibu Mathew, Hüseyin Ince, Stephanie Fichtner, David M Leistner, Christian Meyer, Andreas Rillig, Andreas Metzner, Christian Ruckes, Jan G P Tijssen, Harry J G M Crijns, Stanley Nattel, Joachim R Ehrlich

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DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag742
Published: 2026-08-31
Container: European Heart Journal
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@article{allodium:10.1093/eurheartj/ehag742,
  title = {Pacemaker-implantation and atrioventricular-node ablation vs pulmonary vein isolation for elderly patients with persistent atrial fibrillation: the ABLATE versus PACE trial},
  author = {Andreas A Boehmer and Lars Eckardt and Moritz Rothe and Bernhard M Kaess and Florian Doldi and Fatih Guener and Harilaos Bogossian and Konstantinos Iliodromitis and Dirk Bastian and Veronica Buia and Malte Kuniss and Wolfgang Dichtl and Reza Wakili and Stephan Willems and Burghard Schumacher and Shibu Mathew and Hüseyin Ince and Stephanie Fichtner and David M Leistner and Christian Meyer and Andreas Rillig and Andreas Metzner and Christian Ruckes and Jan G P Tijssen and Harry J G M Crijns and Stanley Nattel and Joachim R Ehrlich},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {European Heart Journal},
  doi = {10.1093/eurheartj/ehag742},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag742}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Pacemaker-implantation and atrioventricular-node ablation vs pulmonary vein isolation for elderly patients with persistent atrial fibrillation: the ABLATE versus PACE trial
AU  - Andreas A Boehmer
AU  - Lars Eckardt
AU  - Moritz Rothe
AU  - Bernhard M Kaess
AU  - Florian Doldi
AU  - Fatih Guener
AU  - Harilaos Bogossian
AU  - Konstantinos Iliodromitis
AU  - Dirk Bastian
AU  - Veronica Buia
AU  - Malte Kuniss
AU  - Wolfgang Dichtl
AU  - Reza Wakili
AU  - Stephan Willems
AU  - Burghard Schumacher
AU  - Shibu Mathew
AU  - Hüseyin Ince
AU  - Stephanie Fichtner
AU  - David M Leistner
AU  - Christian Meyer
AU  - Andreas Rillig
AU  - Andreas Metzner
AU  - Christian Ruckes
AU  - Jan G P Tijssen
AU  - Harry J G M Crijns
AU  - Stanley Nattel
AU  - Joachim R Ehrlich
PY  - 2026
JO  - European Heart Journal
DO  - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag742
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag742
ER  -

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Boehmer, A. A., Eckardt, L., Rothe, M., Kaess, B. M., Doldi, F., Guener, F., Bogossian, H., Iliodromitis, K., Bastian, D., Buia, V., Kuniss, M., Dichtl, W., Wakili, R., Willems, S., Schumacher, B., Mathew, S., Ince, H., Fichtner, S., Leistner, D. M., Meyer, C., Rillig, A., Metzner, A., Ruckes, C., Tijssen, J. G. P., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Nattel, S., & Ehrlich, J. R. (2026). Pacemaker-implantation and atrioventricular-node ablation vs pulmonary vein isolation for elderly patients with persistent atrial fibrillation: the ABLATE versus PACE trial. European Heart Journal. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag742

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