Impact of catheter and surgical ablation on arrhythmia treatment in a tertiary referral centre.
Population
Over 1000 patients treated with electrophysiological procedures in a tertiary referral centre over the past…
Design
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Implication
Ablation may reduce drug dependence in selected patients; observational data leaves open need for randomized confirmation of durability and selection effects.
Structured PICO
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Population
Over 1000 patients treated with electrophysiological procedures in a tertiary referral centre over the past 20 years
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Intervention
Catheter or surgical ablation
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Outcome
Permanent cure without the need for further drug treatment
Catheter and surgical ablation offer permanent cure for a large majority of patients, representing a cost-effective shift away from palliative drug therapy.
Cite This Study
Cunningham et al. (1992) studied this question.