September 28, 2016Open Access

Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation Improves the Quality of Life Measured with a Short Form-36 Questionnaire in Atrial Fibrillation Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

PICO estructurado

Does radiofrequency catheter ablation improve quality of life in atrial fibrillation patients?

Población

Atrial fibrillation patients

Intervención

Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA)

Resultado

Quality of life measured with a Short Form-36 Questionnaire (Physical Component Summary [PCS] and Mental Component Summary [MCS])patient reported

Radiofrequency catheter ablation significantly improves both physical and mental components of quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation, particularly when sinus rhythm is maintained.

Resumen

RFCA is associated with a significant increase in the PCS and MCS in AF patients. Patients without AF recurrence after RFCA had a better improvement in the PCS and MCS than patients who had AF recurrence.

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Kim et al. (Wed,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69daf9821e19c8ae08835f2d https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163755

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