Catheter Ablation versus Medical Therapy of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Heart Failure: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Michele MagnocavalloAntonio ParlavecchioGiampaolo VettaCarola GianniMarco PolselliFrancesco De VuonoLuigi PannoneSanghamitra MohantyFilippo Maria CautiRodolfo CaminitiVincenzo MiragliaCinzia MonacoGian-Battista ChierchiaPietro RossiLuigi Di BiaseStefano BianchiCarlo de AsmundisAndrea NataleDomenico Giovanni Della RoccaPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)
In HF patients, AF catheter ablation was superior to MT in reducing CV and all-cause mortality. Further significant benefits occurred within the ablation group in terms of HF hospitalizations, AF recurrences, the systolic function, exercise capacity, and quality of life.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- direct oral anticoagulants
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- blood pressure
- chronic kidney disease
- physical activity
- high intensity
- left ventricular
- acute heart failure
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- venous thromboembolism
- smoking cessation