Cryoablation or Drug Therapy for Initial Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

G. Andrade, Jason; A. Wells, George; W. Deyell, Marc; T. Bennett, Matthew; Essebag, Vidal; Champagne, Jean; Roux, Jean-François; Yung, Derek; C. Skanes, Allan; Khaykin, Yaariv; A. Morillo, Carlos; Jolly, Umjeet; Novak, Paul; Lockwood, Evan; Amit, Guy; Angaran, Paul; L. Sapp, John; Wardell, Stephan; Lauck, Sandra; Macle, Laurent; Verma, Atul

doi:10.1056/nejmoa2029980

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Cryoablation or Drug Therapy for Initial Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Nov 16, 2020

Authors:

Jason G. Andrade

George A. Wells

Marc W. Deyell

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Guidelines recommend a trial of one or more antiarrhythmic drugs before catheter ablation is considered in patients with atrial fibrillation. However, first-line ablation may be more effective in maintaining sinus rhythm. METHODS: We randomly assigned 303 patients with symptomatic, parox...

Subject

Cryoablation

Medicine

Atrial fibrillation

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