Aminah Abdul Razzack, Hassan Mehmood Lak, Suveenkrishna Pothuru, Sajedur Rahman, Syed Adeel Hassan, Nabeel Hussain, Hala Najeeb, Krishna Theja Reddy, Humera Syeda, Farah Yasmin, Ahmad Mustafa, Sanchit Chawla, Muhammad Bilal Munir, Amr F Barakat, Walid Saliba, Oussama Wazni, Ayman A Hussein
BACKGROUND: Catheter ablation is an effective treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF), primarily performed in patients who fail antiarrhythmic drugs. Whether early catheter ablation, as first-line therapy, is associated with improved clinical outcomes remains unclear. METHODS: Electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, Embase) were searched until March 28th, 2021. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) compared catheter ablation vs antiarrhythmic drug therapy as first-line therapy were included...
March 19, 2022: Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine