June 3, 2009
Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation With Antiarrhythmic Drugs or Radiofrequency Ablation
Key Points
- This research investigates the effectiveness and safety of radiofrequency ablation versus antiarrhythmic drugs in atrial fibrillation treatment.
- Compared efficacy rates of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and antiarrhythmic drugs (AAD) in treatment of atrial fibrillation.
Structured PICO
Does radiofrequency ablation improve efficacy and reduce complications compared to antiarrhythmic drug therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation?
P
Population
Patients with atrial fibrillation
I
Intervention
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
C
Comparator
Antiarrhythmic drug (AAD) therapy
O
Outcome
Efficacy rates
Radiofrequency ablation is reported to have higher efficacy and lower complication rates than antiarrhythmic drug therapy for atrial fibrillation.
Abstract
Studies of RFA for treatment of atrial fibrillation report higher efficacy rates than do studies of AAD therapy and a lower rate of complications.
Connected Papers
Building similarity graph...
Analyzing shared references across papers
Discussion
Loading...
Authors
Hugh Calkins
American College of Cardiology
M
Matthew R. Reynolds
Electrophysiology
P
Peter Spector
Electrophysiology
Journals
Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
Actions
Institutions
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins Medicine
References and Citations
Connected Papers
Building similarity graph...
Analyzing shared references across papers
Discussion
Loading...