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SUBMITTER: Packer DL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6450284 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Packer Douglas L DL Mark Daniel B DB Robb Richard A RA Monahan Kristi H KH Bahnson Tristram D TD Poole Jeanne E JE Noseworthy Peter A PA Rosenberg Yves D YD Jeffries Neal N Mitchell L Brent LB Flaker Greg C GC Pokushalov Evgeny E Romanov Alexander A Bunch T Jared TJ Noelker Georg G Ardashev Andrey A Revishvili Amiran A Wilber David J DJ Cappato Riccardo R Kuck Karl-Heinz KH Hindricks Gerhard G Davies D Wyn DW Kowey Peter R PR Naccarelli Gerald V GV Reiffel James A JA Piccini Jonathan P JP Silverstein Adam P AP Al-Khalidi Hussein R HR Lee Kerry L KL
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<h4>Importance</h4>Catheter ablation is effective in restoring sinus rhythm in atrial fibrillation (AF), but its effects on long-term mortality and stroke risk are uncertain.<h4>Objective</h4>To determine whether catheter ablation is more effective than conventional medical therapy for improving outcomes in AF.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>The Catheter Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation trial is an investigator-initiated, open-label, multicenter, randomiz ...[more]