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

YG Kim, J Shim, JI Choi, YH Kim - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background 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 …

Factors predicting arrhythmia-related symptoms and health-related quality of life in patients referred for radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation: an observational …

E Charitakis, N Barmano, U Walfridsson… - JACC: Clinical …, 2017 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to correlate the arrhythmia-related symptoms and
health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who are eligible …

Differences in quality of life between atrial fibrillation patients with low stroke risk treated with and without catheter ablation

Y Bai, R Bai, JH Wu, T Zhang, N Liu… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Impacts of a single radiofrequency ablation (RFA) on quality of life (QoL) were
not well investigated in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with low stroke risk. Methods and …

Predictors of improvement in arrhythmia‐specific symptoms and health‐related quality of life after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

N Barmano, E Charitakis, JE Karlsson… - Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background The primary goal of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of atrial fibrillation (AF) is to
improve symptoms and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL). However, most studies have …

Effect of catheter ablation on quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation and its correlation with arrhythmia outcome

D Raine, P Langley, E Shepherd, S Lord, S Murray… - Open …, 2015 - openheart.bmj.com
Objective To assess the effect of catheter ablation on atrial fibrillation (AF) symptoms and
quality of life (QoL). Methods Patients with AF scheduled for ablation were recruited …

Relationship between quality of life and burden of recurrent atrial fibrillation following ablation: CAPCOST multicentre cohort study

V Essebag, Z Azizi, P Alipour, Y Khaykin… - EP …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Aims Atrial fibrillation (AF) significantly impairs patients' quality of life (QOL). We performed
this study to investigate the effect of AF-ablation success and atrial fibrillation burden (AFB) …

[HTML][HTML] Health-related quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with catheter ablation or antiarrhythmic drug therapy: a systematic review and meta …

KS Allan, T Aves, S Henry, L Banfield, JC Victor… - CJC open, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Catheter ablation (CA) is performed in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) to
reduce symptoms and improve health-related quality of life (HRQL). Methods This …

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
Importance Catheter ablation is effective in reducing atrial fibrillation (AF), but the
association of ablation for AF with quality of life is unclear. Objective To evaluate whether the …

Baseline and postprocedural health status outcomes in contemporary patients with atrial fibrillation who underwent catheter ablation: a report from the Japanese …

N Ikemura, JA Spertus, T Kimura… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Randomized clinical trials have demonstrated that catheter ablation (CA) for
atrial fibrillation improves health‐related quality of life (HRQoL). In daily practice, however …

Radiofrequency ablation as initial therapy in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: results on health-related quality of life and symptom burden. The MANTRA-PAF trial

H Walfridsson, U Walfridsson, JC Nielsen… - Ep …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Aims The Medical ANtiarrhythmic Treatment or Radiofrequency Ablation in
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (MANTRA-PAF) trial assessed the long-term efficacy of an …