Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction patients: A meta-analysis.
Eric PasqualottoCaique M P TernesMatheus Pedrotti ChavezCarisi A PolanczykRafael Oliva Morgado FerreiraThiago NienkötterGustavo de Oliveira AlmeidaEdmundo BertoliMariana R C ClementeAndre d'AvilaLuis E RohdePublished in: Heart rhythm (2024)
In this meta-analysis of RCTs of patients with AF and HFrEF, CA was associated with a reduction in HF hospitalization, cardiovascular mortality, and all-cause mortality as well as a significant improvement in LVEF and quality of life.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- heart failure
- left atrial
- systematic review
- left atrial appendage
- end stage renal disease
- oral anticoagulants
- ejection fraction
- direct oral anticoagulants
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- acute heart failure
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiovascular events
- left ventricular
- acute coronary syndrome
- type diabetes
- patient reported
- coronary artery disease