Why the study?
Does contact force-guided radiofrequency catheter ablation improve AF/atrial tachycardia-free survival in patients with atrial fibrillation compared to non-contact force-guided ablation?
Population
Patients with atrial fibrillation (paroxysmal and persistent) from 22 eligible studies
Comparison
Contact force-guided radiofrequency catheter… vs Non-CF-guided radiofrequency catheter ablation
Design
Meta-analysis
Follow-up
median 12 months
Authors
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Supports routine use of contact force sensing for paroxysmal AF ablation; confirms procedural.
Does contact force-guided radiofrequency catheter ablation improve AF/atrial tachycardia-free survival in patients with atrial fibrillation compared to non-contact force-guided ablation?
Contact force-guided radiofrequency catheter ablation improves arrhythmia-free survival and reduces procedure times in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation compared to non-contact force-guided ablation.
Lin et al. (2017) studied this question.
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