Atrial fibrillation radiofrequency catheter ablation

Abbreviations A4, atrial fibrillation ablation versus antiarrhythmic drugs AAD, antiarrhythmic drug APAF, ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation CACAF, catheter ablation for the cure of atrial fibrillation CPVA, circumferential pulmonary vein ablation PVI, pulmonary vein isolation RAAFT, radiofrequency ablation versus antiarrhythmic drugs for atrial fibrillation treatment. 

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Interventional approaches have an established role in the treatment of symptomatic patients with drug-refractory AF. Randomized trials will assess catheter ablation as first line therapy as an alternative to anti-arrhythmic drug therapy, with emphases on efficacy, safety, and survival (Table 6.1). The Radiofrequency Ablation versus Antiarrhythmic Drugs for Atrial Fibrillation Treatment (RAAFT) study is a multicenter, randomized trial designed to assess the efficacy and... 

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