ArticleJournal of geriatric cardiology : JGC2018
The trend of change in catheter ablation versus antiarrhythmic drugs for the management of atrial fibrillation over time: a meta-analysis and meta-regression.
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- Catheter ablation versus medical therapy in atrial fibrillation: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized clinical trials.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Safety and Effectiveness of a Novel Fluoroless Transseptal Puncture Technique for Lead-free Catheter Ablation: A Case Series.The Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management · 2020Article
- PR-segment depression during cryoballoon ablation of atrial fibrillation: a case report.Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC · 2019Article
- Rhythm Control in AF: Have We Reached the Last Frontier?European cardiology · 2019Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the trend of change in the efficacy and safety of catheter ablation compared with antiarrhythmic drug therapy (ADT) for rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) over time.
methodsThe online databases PubMed and EMBASE were searched for relevant studies. STATA software (version 12.0) was used to perform the meta-analysis and meta-regression.
resultsFifteen randomized controlled trials including 2249 patients with AF were identified. The pooled results showed that catheter ablation was associated with a 52% reduction in the risk of AF recurrence compared with ADT [risk ratio (RR) = 0.48, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.40-0.57,
conclusionsCatheter ablation appears to be superior to ADT for rhythm control. However, less efficacy and a higher rate of adverse events were observed in studies after 2011 compared to studies before 2011.
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