Efficacy of Short-Term Antiarrhythmic Drugs Use after Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation-A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses and Trial Sequential Analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials.

BACKGROUND:The efficacy of short-term antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) use compared with no-AADs prescription after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) in preventing atrial arrhythmia recurrence is uncertain. METHODS:We searched PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library through December 2015 to...

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Main Authors: Weijie Chen, Hang Liu, Zhiyu Ling, Yanping Xu, Jinqi Fan, Huaan Du, Peilin Xiao, Li Su, Zengzhang Liu, Xianbin Lan, Bernhard Zrenner, Yuehui Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4880320?pdf=render