Is Atrial Fibrillation Noninducibility by Burst Pacing After Catheter Ablation Associated With Reduced Clinical Recurrence?: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background To date, there is no cumulative evidence supporting the association of atrial fibrillation (AF) noninducibility after ablation and freedom from AF. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine whether AF noninducibility by burst pacing after catheter ablation is associated with reduced AF recurrence. Methods and Results We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases through July 2019 to identify studies that evaluated AF noninducibility versus inducibility by burst pacing after catheter ablation for freedom from AF. A fixed effects model was used to estimate relative risk (RR) with 95% CIs. Twelve prospective cohort studies with AF noninducibility (n=1612) and inducibility (n=1160) were included. Compared with AF inducibility, AF no

SUBMITTER: Liu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7660710 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature