Open AccessEpicardial thoracoscopic ablation versus endocardial catheter ablation for management of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Hyun Jung Kim,
Jin Seok Kim,
Tae Sik Kim
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivw027
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , retrospective cohort study , catheter ablation , relative risk , randomized controlled trial , meta analysis , confidence interval , cardiology , ablation , incidence (geometry) , cohort , surgery , physics , optics
In the treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), the efficacy and safety of epicardial thoracoscopic ablation (TA) versus endocardial catheter ablation (CA) using radiofrequency energy remains unclear. This meta-analysis was performed to assess the efficacy and safety of each ablation technique using a pooled comparative analysis.
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