Radiofrequency ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation with the use of intracardiac echocardiography versus without intracardiac echocardiography: A meta-analysis of observational and randomized studies.
Jingmiao XuYing GaoChunhui LiuYaping WangPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2022)
In patients with AF, ICE-guided RF ablation is correlated with significant reductions in total X-ray time, total procedure time, and complications versus ablation without ICE. Total absorbed X-ray dose tends to reduce in the ICE group and freedom from arrhythmia is comparable between the two groups.
Keyphrases
- radiofrequency ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- left atrial appendage
- left ventricular
- high resolution
- computed tomography
- left atrial
- pulmonary hypertension
- dual energy
- heart failure
- open label
- double blind
- risk factors
- oral anticoagulants
- randomized controlled trial
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery disease
- placebo controlled
- clinical trial
- magnetic resonance
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- phase ii
- mitral valve
- case control
- electron microscopy
- acute coronary syndrome
- smoking cessation