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Review
. 2021 May-Jun:66:80-85.
doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2021.06.002.

The role of atrial fibrillation catheter ablation in patients with heart failure

Michael L Bernard  1 , Francis Benn  2 , Cody M Williams  2 , A Elise Hiltbold  2 , Paul A Rogers  2 , Glenn M Polin  2 , Sammy Khatib  2 , Sana M Al-Khatib  2 , Daniel P Morin  2
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Review

The role of atrial fibrillation catheter ablation in patients with heart failure

Michael L Bernard et al. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2021 May-Jun.

Abstract

Atrial Fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) frequently coexist, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. Therapeutic options for patients with AF and HFrEF are limited due to few antiarrhythmic drug (AAD) choices and historically equivocal effects of procedural interventions on mortality. However, recent randomized trials examining catheter ablation (CA) in AF patients with HFrEF have shown a beneficial effect on arrhythmic burden and HF symptoms, as well as an improvement in mortality. This review focuses on the role of CA for AF patients with HFrEF.

Keywords: Atrial Fibrillation; Catheter Ablation; Heart Failure with reduced Ejection Fraction.

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