Journal article
Pre-treatment with antiarrhythmic drugs for elective electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Abstract
AIMS: Our objective was to compare the efficacy of pre-treatment with different classes of anti-arrhythmic drugs (AADs) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing electrical cardioversion.
METHODS AND RESULTS: We performed a systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing different AADs in patients with AF undergoing electrical cardioversion. We grouped AADs into five network nodes: …
Authors
Um KJ; McIntyre WF; Mendoza PA; Ibrahim O; Nguyen ST; Lin SH; Duceppe E; Rochwerg B; Healey JS; Koziarz A
Journal
EP Europace, Vol. 24, No. 10, pp. 1548–1559
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
October 13, 2022
DOI
10.1093/europace/euac063
ISSN
1099-5129