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The mechanism of benefit of this procedure is not completely understood.\n          <\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p>\n            <jats:italic>Methods and Results<\/jats:italic>\n            Twenty-two patients (age, 65\u00b111 years; 16 women) with medically refractory paroxysmal atrial fibrillation referred for complete AV node ablation underwent serial ablations beginning at the level of the coronary sinus os progressing in a superior and anterior direction toward the His bundle. Serial atrial extrastimulus testing was performed to determine the effect of the progressive posteroseptal ablation in the region of the coronary sinus on the AV node antegrade refractory curve. Two of 22 patients had antegrade dual AV node pathways before ablation. Three patterns of response to serial ablation were noted. In 10 patients (45%), loss of the terminal portion of the AV node antegrade refractory curve occurred without evidence of fast pathway injury. In 7 patients (32%) the curve was shifted upward and to the left, consistent with nonspecific AV node damage. In 5 patients (23%), no effect could be attained before induction of complete AV block at superior and anterior ablation sites. Clinical variables and site of ablation did not predict response to serial ablations.\n          <\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p>\n            <jats:italic>Conclusions<\/jats:italic>\n            These data suggest that the mechanism of benefit of AV node modification in this population may be through elimination of \u201cslow pathway\u201d tissue in half of patients and nonspecific injury in the remainder. 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