Journal article
Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Abstract
Aims: The aim of this review was to assess the effect of concomitant surgical atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation on postoperative freedom from AF and patient-important outcomes.
Methods and results: We searched Cochrane CENTRAL, MEDLINE, and EMBASE databases from inception to May 2016 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating surgical AF ablation using any lesion set vs. no surgical AF ablation in adults with AF undergoing cardiac …
Authors
McClure GR; Belley-Cote EP; Jaffer IH; Dvirnik N; An KR; Fortin G; Spence J; Healey J; Singal RK; Whitlock RP
Journal
EP Europace, Vol. 20, No. 9, pp. 1442–1450
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
September 1, 2018
DOI
10.1093/europace/eux336
ISSN
1099-5129