Mid term freedom from atrial fibrillation following hybrid ablation, a systematic review and meta analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a common tachyarrhythmia affecting 33 million people worldwide. Hybrid AF ablation utilises a surgical (epicardial) ablation followed by an endocardial catheter-based ablation. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to summarize the literature reporting mid-term freedom from AF following hybrid ablation.

Methods

An electronic search of databases was performed to identify all relevant studies providing mid-term (2 year) outcomes following hybrid ablation for AF. The primary study outcome was to assess the mid-term freedom from AF following hybrid ablation, utilising the metaprop function on Stata® (Version 17.0, StataCorp, Texas, USA). Subgroup analysis was performed to assess the impact of various operative characteris

SUBMITTER: Eranki A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10114378 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature