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Therapy Outcomes
- High success rates with catheter ablation
- Catheter ablation may provide benefits over long-term pharmacological therapy in terms of Afib-free and overall survival
- Randomized, controlled clinical studies demonstrate the benefits of catheter ablation over more traditional therapies
- Radiofrequency catheter ablation is considered safe
- Catheter ablation is cost effective compared to pharmacological therapy
Catheter ablation may provide benefits over long-term pharmacological therapy in terms of Afib-free and overall survival
For some time, it has been demonstrated that catheter ablation leads to statistically significant improvements in overall survival compared to those on medical therapy, and ablation patients enjoy a survival comparable to that of the general population (ref. 20). Patients treated with pharmacological therapy, have a survival rate that is significantly lower than expected. Moreover, catheter ablation has been shown to improve cardiac function, even in individuals with congestive heart failure. These improvements also lead to increased exercise capacity and heighten the quality of life (ref. 20).
Figure: Survival in ablation and medical groups compared to expected survival rates. Pappone et al. (ref. 20).
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