Does ablation therapy combined with antiarrhythmic drug therapy prevent atrial arrhythmia recurrences in patients with drug-refractory paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation?
In patients with drug-refractory paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation combined with antiarrhythmic drugs is superior to drugs alone for preventing arrhythmia recurrence.
Ablation therapy combined with antiarrhythmic drug therapy is superior to antiarrhythmic drug therapy alone in preventing atrial arrhythmia recurrences in patients with paroxysmal or persistent AF in whom antiarrhythmic drug therapy has already failed.
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