Journal article
Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Treated With Catheter Ablation or Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Catheter ablation (CA) is performed in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) to reduce symptoms and improve health-related quality of life (HRQL).
METHODS: This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluated CA of any energy modality compared with antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) using inverse-variance random-effects models. We searched for RCTs reporting HRQL and AF-related symptoms at 3, 6, 12, …
Authors
Allan KS; Aves T; Henry S; Banfield L; Victor JC; Dorian P; Healey JS; Andrade JG; Carroll SL; McGillion MH
Journal
CJC Open, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 286–295
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2020
DOI
10.1016/j.cjco.2020.03.013
ISSN
2589-790X