Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Should Be First-line Therapy in Patients with Heart Failure Reduced Ejection Fraction

Pradyumna Agasthi, Andrew Tseng, Justin Z. Lee, Siva K. Mulpuru

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Abstract

Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction is associated with improvement in patient-centered outcomes, such as mortality, heart failure readmission, and atrial fibrillation recurrence, compared with standard medical therapy with or without device therapy. The evidence is not as robust in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)185-195
Number of pages11
JournalCardiology clinics
Volume37
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2019

Keywords

  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Catheter ablation
  • Heart failure hospitalization
  • Mortality
  • Pharmacologic therapy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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