Effect of radiofrequency catheter ablation on health-related quality of life and activities of daily living in patients with recurrent arrhythmias

RS Bubien, SM Knotts-Dolson, VJ Plumb, GN Kay - Circulation, 1996 - Am Heart Assoc
… is dependent on the individual's evaluation of his or her life. … 16 Thus, accurate quantification
of quality of life must be … the effects of catheter ablation on the health-related quality of life of …

Effect of catheter ablation vs medical therapy on quality of life among patients with atrial fibrillation: the CABANA randomized clinical trial

DB Mark, KJ Anstrom, S Sheng, JP Piccini, KN Baloch… - Jama, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
… , catheter ablation can be performed successfully and safely in most patients. For patients
with … , in whom quality of life is impaired by AF, catheter ablation can improve quality of life to a …

Effect of catheter ablation vs antiarrhythmic medication on quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation: the CAPTAF randomized clinical trial

C Blomström-Lundqvist, S Gizurarson, J Schwieler… - Jama, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
… in quality of life at 12 months was greater for those treated with catheter ablation compared
… limited by absence of blinding, catheter ablation may offer an advantage for quality of life. …

Radiofrequency catheter ablation improves the quality of life measured with a short form-36 questionnaire in atrial fibrillation patients: a systematic review and meta …

YG Kim, J Shim, JI Choi, YH Kim - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
… The main purpose of performing radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) in atrial fibrillation
(AF) patients is to improve the quality of life (QoL) and alleviate AF-related symptoms. We …

Effect of catheter ablation on quality of life of patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

R Weerasooriya, P Jaïs, M Hocini, C Scavée, L MacLe… - Heart Rhythm, 2005 - Elsevier
… The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of curative catheter ablation on the
quality of life of patients with symptomatic, drug-refractory paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. …

Quality‐of‐life in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation: results of long‐term follow‐up

A Erdogan, J Carlsson, T Neumann… - Pacing and clinical …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
… This is the first study to measure health related QOL after right atrial catheter ablation of PAF
… of catheter ablation on QOL. The current data suggests that successful catheter ablation

Improvements in symptoms and quality of life in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation treated with radiofrequency catheter ablation versus antiarrhythmic drugs

MR Reynolds, J Walczak, SA White… - … Quality and …, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— In patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), catheter ablation maintains
sinus rhythm more effectively than antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs), but its effect on symptoms …

Changes in quality of life, cognition and functional status following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

JP Piccini, DM Todd, T Massaro, A Lougee… - Heart, 2020 - heart.bmj.com
… While some clinical trials have shown that catheter ablation can improve cardiovascular …
indication for catheter ablation in current practice is to improve symptoms and quality of life (QoL)…

Long-term outcomes and improvements in quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with catheter ablation vs. antiarrhythmic drugs

ZH Zheng, J Fan, CC Ji, YJ Cheng, XM Chen… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
… High recurrence rates after catheter ablation and severe … trials, found that catheter ablation
was significantly superior to … In addition, catheter ablation appeared to be superior at …

Association between quality of life and procedural outcome after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial

M Terricabras, R Mantovan, C Jiang, TR Betts… - JAMA network …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
catheter ablation was associated with a significant decrease in AF burden and increase in
quality of life … AF burden had a significantly lower quality of life score compared with those with …