Association Between Sex and Treatment Outcomes of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Versus Drug Therapy: Results from the CABANA Trial.

Conclusions: Clinically relevant treatment-related strategy differences in the primary and secondary clinical outcomes of CABANA were not seen between men and women, and there were no sex differences in adverse events. The CABANA trial results support catheter ablation as an effective treatment strategy for both women and men. Clinical Trial Registration: URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov Unique Identifier: NCT00911508.
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Source: Circulation - January 27, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Russo AM, Zeitler EP, Giczewska A, Silverstein AP, Al-Khalidi HR, Cha YM, Monahan KH, Bahnson TD, Mark DB, Packer DL, Poole JE, CABANA Investigators Tags: Circulation Source Type: research