Bryce E. Montané, MD, Assistant Professor and Brian F. Gage, MD, MSc, Professor of Medicine, WashU Medicine Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics, led an interdisciplinary team to review trials of ablation of atrial fibrillation. They found that compared with medical therapy, catheter ablation reduced the relative risk for ischemic stroke by 37%, for death by 27%, and for heart failure (HF) hospitalization by 32%. They also found that surgical ablation reduced the risk for stroke.
Catheter and Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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