CAABL-AF (California Study of Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation): Mortality and Stroke, 2005 to 2013 [Original Articles]

Conclusions:
In this large population-based study of hospitalized patients with nonvalvular AF, ablation was associated with lower mortality, ischemic stroke, and hemorrhagic stroke compared with controls.

Source: Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology - June 8, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Srivatsa, U. N., Danielsen, B., Amsterdam, E. A., Pezeshkian, N., Yang, Y., Nordsieck, E., Fan, D., Chiamvimonvat, N., White, R. H. Tags: Catheter Ablation and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator, Atrial Fibrillation, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Original Articles Source Type: research