Stratos
To support the objectives of this investigation, patients were required to meet the following inclusion criteria prior to enrollment:
•Meet the indications for therapy
•Persistent (documented for more than 7 days), symptomatic AF with poorly controlled rapid ventricular rates or permanent, (documented for more than 30 days with failed cardioversion, or longstanding AF of 6 months or more) symptomatic AF with poorly controlled rapid ventricular rates.
•Eligible for AV nodal ablation and permanent pacemaker implantation
•NYHA Class II or III heart failure
•Age ≥ 18 years
•Understand the nature of the procedure
•Ability to tolerate the surgical procedure required for implantation
•Give informed consent
•Able to complete all testing required by the clinical protocol
•Available for