Opposite effect of ablation on early/late-phase thromboembolic incidence in patients with atrial fibrillation: A meta-analysis on more than 100 000 individuals.

Clin Cardiol · 2020 · PMC7298999 · PMID 32159241

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5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 Nevertheless, the current largest randomized controlled trials (RCTs) just showed a slight trend favoring the ablation in stroke events. 12 Therefore, there is still not enough evidence to prove whether catheter ablation can reduce the thromboembolic risk until now.

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