Economic evaluation of first-line cryoballoon ablation versus antiarrhythmic drug therapy for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation from an English National Health Service perspective.
John PaiseyJoe MossJason A GencherMalte KunissOussama WazniGian Battista ChierchiaStuart MealingEleni IsmyrloglouAlicia SaleMaxim SouterRachelle KaplonTom BromilowEmily LaneDamian LewisDerick ToddPublished in: Open heart (2024)
AF rhythm control with first-line cryoablation is cost effective compared with first-line AADs in an English NHS setting.
Keyphrases
- patient safety
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- quality improvement
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- emergency department
- acute coronary syndrome
- radiofrequency ablation
- combination therapy
- venous thromboembolism
- left ventricular