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ReviewThe Korean journal of internal medicine2025

Role of catheter ablation in patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation.

Min-Su Jung, Hyoung-Seob Park

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Review in The Korean journal of internal medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 authors.

Min-Su JungDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Center, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Keimyung University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Hyoung-Seob ParkDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Center, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Keimyung University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) frequently coexist with other cardiovascular conditions and adversely affect each other. Over the past few decades, there have been therapeutic advances in AF and HF; however, whether rate-control or rhythm-control is the superior approach for these patients remains controversial. Additionally, there is debate regarding whether antiarrhythmic drug therapy or ablation is the optimal strategy for rhythm-control. The outcomes of AF ablation have improved, and several studies have assessed the potential benefits of AF ablation in patients with HF. The positive impact of catheter ablation in patients with AF and impaired left ventricular (LV) systolic function extends beyond rhythmic outcomes and may result in LV function improvement. This review provides a brief overview of this topic and summarizes several prospective randomized trials that have shown important clinical outcomes comparing AF ablation and non-ablation treatment options in patients with AF and HF so as to provide improved treatment guidance.

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Atrial FibrillationCatheter AblationHeart FailureAgedAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsFemaleHeart RateHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRecovery of FunctionTreatment OutcomeVentricular Function, LeftAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsAtrial fibrillationCatheter ablationHeart failure

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PMID40635481
PMCPMC12257008

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