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Comparative Study
Journal Article
Review
Cost-effectiveness of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.
Current Opinion in Cardiology 2007 January
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation is a rapidly evolving field. It has been adopted at many institutions worldwide. This review compares the efficacy and cost of catheter ablation and medical therapy in atrial fibrillation patients.
RECENT FINDINGS: There is emerging evidence for clinical superiority of catheter ablation over medical therapy for restoring and maintaining sinus rhythm in atrial fibrillation patients. Early analyses of costs related to catheter ablation in atrial fibrillation suggest that medical therapy and catheter ablation become cost-equivalent at about 5 years of follow-up. A recent cost-effectiveness study concluded that catheter ablation is a cost-effective alternative to medical care in younger and older patients at low and moderate risk of stroke, assuming that restoration and maintenance of sinus rhythm with ablation would have some protective effect with respect to embolic events.
SUMMARY: Catheter ablation is a potentially cost-effective strategy in select patients with atrial fibrillation. Long-term randomized studies that compare it to conventional care and focus on outcomes of morbidity and mortality are necessary prior to widespread application of this technique.
RECENT FINDINGS: There is emerging evidence for clinical superiority of catheter ablation over medical therapy for restoring and maintaining sinus rhythm in atrial fibrillation patients. Early analyses of costs related to catheter ablation in atrial fibrillation suggest that medical therapy and catheter ablation become cost-equivalent at about 5 years of follow-up. A recent cost-effectiveness study concluded that catheter ablation is a cost-effective alternative to medical care in younger and older patients at low and moderate risk of stroke, assuming that restoration and maintenance of sinus rhythm with ablation would have some protective effect with respect to embolic events.
SUMMARY: Catheter ablation is a potentially cost-effective strategy in select patients with atrial fibrillation. Long-term randomized studies that compare it to conventional care and focus on outcomes of morbidity and mortality are necessary prior to widespread application of this technique.
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