Catheter Ablation Versus Antiarrhythmic Drugs for Atrial Fibrillation
Author(s) -
Pierre Jaı̈s,
B Cauchemez,
Laurent Macle,
Emile G. Daoud,
Paul Khairy,
Rajesh N. Subbiah,
Mélèze Hocini,
Fabrice Extramiana,
Frédéric Sacher,
Pierre Bordachar,
George J. Klein,
Rukshen Weerasooriya,
Jacques Clémenty,
Michel Haı̈ssaguerre
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.108.772582
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , ablation , catheter ablation , pulmonary vein , cardiology , randomized controlled trial , quality of life (healthcare) , clinical endpoint , quinidine , multicenter trial , crossover study , anesthesia , multicenter study , nursing , alternative medicine , pathology , placebo
The mainstay of treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF) remains pharmacological; however, catheter ablation has increasingly been used over the last decade. The relative merits of each strategy have not been extensively studied.
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