Effect of Catheter Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy on Mortality, Stroke, Bleeding, and Cardiac Arrest Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

L. Packer, Douglas; B. Mark, Daniel; A. Robb, Richard; H. Monahan, Kristi; D. Bahnson, Tristram; E. Poole, Jeanne; A. Noseworthy, Peter; Rosenberg, Yves; Jeffries, Neal; Brent Mitchell, L.; C. Flaker, Greg; Pokushalov, Evgeny; Romanov, Alexander; Jared Bunch, T.; Noelker, Georg; Av, Ardashev; Ш. Ревишвили, А.; J. Wilber, David; Cappato, Riccardo; Kuck, Karl-Heinz; Hindricks, Gerhard; Wyn Davies, D.; R. Kowey, Peter; V. Naccarelli, Gerald; A. Reiffel, James; P. Piccini, Jonathan; Silverstein, A; R. Al‐Khalidi, Hussein; L. Lee, Kerry; the CABANA Investigators, for

doi:10.1001/jama.2019.0693

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Effect of Catheter Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy on Mortality, Stroke, Bleeding, and Cardiac Arrest Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Published in JAMA • Mar 15, 2019

Authors:

Douglas L. Packer

Daniel B. Mark

Richard A. Robb

Abstract

Importance: Catheter ablation is effective in restoring sinus rhythm in atrial fibrillation (AF), but its effects on long-term mortality and stroke risk are uncertain. Objective: To determine whether catheter ablation is more effective than conventional medical therapy for improving outcomes in AF. ...

Subject

Medicine

Atrial fibrillation

Cardiology

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