Secular trends in success rate of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: The SMASH-AF cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approaches, tools, and technologies for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation have evolved significantly since its inception. We sought to characterize secular trends in AF ablation success rates.

Methods

We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of AF ablation from January 1, 1990, to August 1, 2016, searching PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane databases. Major exclusion criteria were insufficient outcome reporting and ablation strategies that were not prespecified and uniform. We stratified treatment arms by AF type (paroxysmal AF; nonparoxysmal AF) and analyzed single-procedure outcomes. Multivariate meta-regressions analyzed effects of study, patient, and procedure characteristics on success rate trends. Registered in PROSPERO (CRD42016036549).

Results

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SUBMITTER: Perino AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6485258 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature