Comparative effectiveness of catheter ablation strategies for rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation: A meta-analysis

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 259-275

  Assasi, Nazila ^a   Xie, Feng ^a,b   Blackhouse, Gord ^a   Gaebel, Kathryn ^a,b   Robertson, Diana ^c   Hopkins, Rob ^a   Healey, Jeff S ^d   Goeree, Ron ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

^c Peel Public Health   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 84869878375     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-012-9723-0     Document Type: Review

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