Catheter Ablation Compared with Medical Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation with Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Kuo‐Li Pan, Yi‐Ling Wu, Meng Lee, Bruce Ovbiagele
Abstract
The optimal strategy for patients with coexisting atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) was not settled. Our purpose was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to evaluate the effect of catheter ablation compared with medical therapy for AF on mortality, HF hospitalization, left ventricular (LV) function, and quality of life among patients with HF and AF.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAtrial fibrillationRandomized controlled trialEjection fractionRelative riskInternal medicineCatheter ablationCardiologyConfidence intervalHeart failureMeta-analysisAblationSurgeryAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias