Surgical ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation in cardiac surgery: a cumulative meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

• Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) Vol. 100; no. 9; pp. 722 - 730
• Main Authors: Phan, Kevin, Xie, Ashleigh, La Meir, Mark, Black, Deborah, Yan, Tristan D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.05.2014
• Subjects: Agreements; Atrial Fibrillation - physiopathology; Atrial Fibrillation - surgery; Cardiac arrhythmia; Catheter Ablation - methods; Clinical outcomes; Collaboration; Energy resources; Heart Rate - physiology; Heart surgery; Humans; Medical Subject Headings-MeSH; Meta-analysis; Mortality; Patients; Pragmatism; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Recovery of Function; Sinuses; Studies; Treatment Outcome

Introduction Concomitant surgical ablation is a treatment modality for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing cardiac surgery, however, its efficacy and clinical outcomes are not well established. The present study is the first cumulative meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCT...