Comparing energy sources for surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: A Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 201-211

  Phan, Kevin ^a,b   Xie, Ashleigh ^a   Kumar, Narendra ^c   Wong, Sophia ^d   Medi, Caroline ^e   La Meir, Mark ^c,f   Yan, Tristan D ^a,e  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d GOSFORD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Meta analysis; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CRYOABLATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; FOLLOW UP; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MICROWAVE THERAPY; MORTALITY; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SINUS RHYTHM; BAYES THEOREM; BIOENERGY; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOSURGERY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PROCEDURES; THERAPEUTIC USE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BAYES THEOREM; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; HUMANS; MICROWAVES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84938588708     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu408     Document Type: Review

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