External versus internal cardioversion for atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Gaurav AggarwalMahesh Anantha-NarayananJulian RoblesDhrubajyoti BandyopadhyayMary AbedBrandon Michael HenrySaurabh AggarwalVenkata Alla

Published in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2020)

There was no difference between ECV versus ICV in effectiveness for termination of AF. Larger well-designed randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm our findings.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
catheter ablation
left atrial
oral anticoagulants
left atrial appendage
direct oral anticoagulants
percutaneous coronary intervention
venous thromboembolism
study protocol