Catheter ablation within 1 year of atrial fibrillation diagnosis is associated with reduced risk of recurrence
1. Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) treated with catheter ablation 1 to 4 years after AF diagnosis had a 48% ...
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Catheter ablation improves cardiovascular prognosis in patients with atrial fibrillation compared to drug therapy
1. Compared with drug therapy, catheter ablation improved cardiovascular prognosis in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and fewer than 3 ...
Left atrial appendage closure is noninferior to oral anticoagulation after ablation for atrial fibrillation
1. In this randomized trial, left atrial appendage closure was associated with lower bleeding than oral anticoagulation in patients who ...
#VisualAbstract: Pulsed Field Ablation is Noninferior to Cryoballoon Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
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The EARLY-AF Trial: Catheter cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation [Classics Series]
1. This study found that in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), patients who received ablation were less likely to ...
#VisualAbstract: Pulsed Field or Conventional Thermal Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Click to read this study in NEJM. ©2023 2 Minute Medicine, Inc. All rights reserved. No works may be reproduced without ...
#VisualAbstract: Catheter ablation reduces rates of persistent atrial fibrillation and atrial tachyarrhythmia
1. In patients with untreated paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation was associated with reduced rates of persistent atrial fibrillation and ...
#VisualAbstract: Addition of posterior wall isolation to pulmonary vein isolation did not increase resolution of atrial fibrillation
1. Among patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) treated with cardiac ablation, those who underwent pulmonary vein (PVI) and posterior ...
Adding posterior wall isolation to pulmonary vein isolation not beneficial in ablation for patients with persistent atrial fibrillation — the CAPLA trial
1. Among patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) treated with cardiac ablation, those who underwent pulmonary vein (PVI) and posterior ...
#VisualAbstract: Catheter cryoballoon ablation is superior in rhythm control for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
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