Catheter ablation for treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Catheter ablation for treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Abstract Background There is a little evidence for the effects of catheter ablation (CA) on hard endpoints in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF). Methods PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) enrolling patients with AF an...

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Main Authors: Yingxu Ma, Fan Bai, Fen Qin, Yixi Li, Tao Tu, Chao Sun, Shenghua Zhou, Qiming Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation
Heart failure
Catheter ablation
Rhythm control strategy
Rate control strategy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-018-0904-3

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