Ablation of atrial fibrillation and risk of stroke: A meta-analysis
Pooling of high-quality RCT data suggests that catheter ablation may lead to significant stroke reduction. A confirmatory trial will be required to provide a conclusive answer to this matter.
Authors
- Hussam Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3469-1028)
- Prapa Kanagaratnam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3593-2185)
- Sérgio Barra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4064-3767)
- António Creta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7743-0143)
- Michał M. Farkowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7712)
- Riccardo Cappato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0615-9525)
- Kishore Kukendrarajah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1186-0818)
- Rui Providência (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9141-9883)
Institutions
- St Bartholomew's Hospital (GB)
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- MultiMedica (IT)
- Hospital da Luz (PT)
- Ministry of Interior and Administration (PL)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heart Rhythm
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.05.021
- Citations
- 12
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.66
Funders
- Pfizer
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- British Heart Foundation
- Biosense Webster
- Daiichi Sankyo Europe