Efficacy and Safety of Catheter Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drugs as Initial Therapy for Management of Symptomatic Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-Analysis

Efficacy and Safety of Catheter Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drugs as Initial Therapy for Management of Symptomatic Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-Analysis

Background: Catheter ablation is an effective treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF), primarily performed in patients who fail antiarrhythmic drugs. Whether early catheter ablation, as first-line therapy, is associated with improved clinical outcomes remains unclear. Methods: Electronic databases (P...

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Main Authors: Aminah Abdul Razzack, Hassan Mehmood Lak, Suveenkrishna Pothuru, Sajedur Rahman, Syed Adeel Hassan, Nabeel Hussain, Hala Najeeb, Krishna Theja Reddy, Humera Syeda, Farah Yasmin, Ahmad Mustafa, Sanchit Chawla, Muhammad Bilal Munir, Amr F Barakat, Walid Saliba, Oussama Wazni, Ayman A. Hussein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IMR Press 2022-03-01
Series:Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
catheter ablation
radiofrequency ablation
cryoballoon
first-line therapy
pulmonary vein isolation
Online Access:https://www.imrpress.com/journal/RCM/23/3/10.31083/j.rcm2303112

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