Effectiveness and safety of different types of ablation modalities in patients with atrial fibrillation: a bayesian network meta-analysis from randomized controlled trials

Fig. 1. PRISMA Flow Diagram of the Study Selection Process. CENTRAL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials

Fig. 2. Network of Eligible Comparisons Plot. LPLD, low power long duration; HPSD, high power short duration; vHPSD, very high power short duration; MIPI, minimally invasive thoracoscopic epicardial pulmonary vein isolation; VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Fig. 3. Forest Plot of Relative Effect from Bayesian Random-Effects Model. LPLD, low power long duration; HPSD, high power short duration; vHPSD, very high power short duration; MIPI, minimally invasive thoracoscopic epicardial pulmonary vein isolation; VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; CrI, credible interval

Fig. 4. League Table of Freedom from AF Network Meta-Analysis. Comparison should be read from left to right. Outcomes estimates are located at the intersection between the column-defining treatment and the row-defining treatment. Data are presented as Odds Ratio (95% CrI). Data higher 1 favour for freedom from AF outcome. Treatments are reported in alphabetical orders while control reported in the middle order. LPLD, low power long duration; HPSD, high power short duration; vHPSD, very high power short duration; MIPI, minimally invasive thoracoscopic epicardial pulmonary vein isolation; VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Fig. 5. Radial SUCRA Plot (A) and Litmus Rank-O-Gram Plot (B) Summarized SUCRA Value for Network Meta-Analysis. Higher SUCRA (Surface Under the Cumulative Ranking Curve) values indicate better treatments. Radial SUCRA Plot: The size of nodes represent the number of participants, and the thickness of lines indicate the number of trials conducted. Litmus Rank-O-Gram: Cumulative ranking curves nearer the top left indicate better performance. LPLD, low power long duration; HPSD, high power short duration; vHPSD, very high power short duration; MIPI, minimally invasive thoracoscopic epicardial pulmonary vein isolation; VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Fig. 6. Funnel Plot for Freedom from AF Network Meta-Analysis. LPLD, low power long duration; HPSD, high power short duration; vHPSD, very high power short duration; MIPI, minimally invasive thoracoscopic epicardial pulmonary vein isolation; VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Fig. 7. Forest Plot of Nodesplit Model for Freedom from AF Network Meta-Analysis. The direct and indirect components of the evidence are reported along with the combined evidence and the p-value for the inconsistency. CrI, credible interval; LPLD, low power long duration; HPSD, high power short duration; vHPSD, very high power short duration; MIPI, minimally invasive thoracoscopic epicardial pulmonary vein isolation; VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery