Why the study?
Does catheter ablation improve outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction?
Does catheter ablation improve outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction?
Catheter ablation is an effective and safe treatment strategy for achieving sinus rhythm and potentially improving clinical outcomes in patients with coexisting AF and HFrEF.
May support ablation for AF-HFrEF rhythm control; leaves open need for definitive RCTs on mortality.
AF and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) frequently coexist. Catheter ablation is an increasingly utilised treatment strategy for patients with AF and can be safely performed and is effective in achieving sinus rhythm for patients with HFrEF. Successful ablation may result in improved LV function, clinical heart failure status, quality of life and possibly even mortality. This review summarises the literature analysing efficacy, safety and outcomes of AF ablation for patients with HFrEF.
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