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ReviewCurrent treatment options in cardiovascular medicine2019

Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Indications and Techniques.

Neel J Patel, Joan A Maradey, Prashant D Bhave

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Review in Current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Neel J PatelDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section on Cardiovascular Medicine, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA.
Joan A MaradeyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section on Cardiovascular Medicine, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA.
Prashant D BhaveDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section on Cardiovascular Medicine, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA. pbhave@wakehealth.edu.
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewAtrial fibrillation (AF) predisposes to embolic strokes and reduced quality of life. Ablation (catheter-based or surgically performed) can be employed to promote the maintenance of sinus rhythm in a carefully selected subset of patients with AF. The goal of this review is to discuss the indications and techniques for AF ablation, as well as post-procedural outcomes. RECENT

findingsAtrial fibrillation ablation improves quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation although no clear reduction in stroke or overall mortality has been shown. Familiarity with the indications for AF ablation is important for all cardiologists, as is having a sound understanding of the efficacy of the procedure and potential complications. Furthermore, acquiring a grasp of the different modalities of AF ablation (including percutaneous endocardial techniques and surgical ablation approaches) will help to facilitate effective and appropriate referrals.

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Antiarrhythmic drugAnti-coagulationAtrial fibrillationCatheter ablationStrokeSurgical ablation

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PMID31342171
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