Table 1.
Main characteristics of included studies.
| Author | State | Design | Patients | AF type | Age | Male (%) | Ablation protocol | Catheter parameters |
Follow-up (months) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | CP | HP | CP | ||||||||
| Baher et al. (11) | USA | OS, R | 574 | 113 | ParAF, PerAF | 68.9 | 78.7 | 50 W, 5 s | 25–35 W, 10–30 s | 3.5-mm irrigated tip, CF | 30 |
| Pambrun et al. (12) | France | OS, P | 50 | 50 | ParAF | 63.8 | 65.0 | 40–50 W | 25–30 W | 3.5-mm irrigated tip, CF | 12 |
| Nilsson et al. (13) | Denmark | OS, R | 45 | 45 | ParAF, PerAF | 53.0 | 73.3 | 45 W, 20 s | 30 W, 120 s | 5-mm irrigated tip | 15 |
| Kanj et al. (14) | USA | RCT | 61 | 60 | ParAF, PerAF | 60.5 | 82.6 | 50 W | 35 W | 3.5-mm irrigated tip | 6 |
| Matiello et al. (15) | Spain | OS, P | 89 | 42 | ParAF, PerAF | 53.3 | 73.3 | 40 W | 30 W | 5-mm irrigated tip | 12 |
| Yamada et al. (16) | Japan | OS, R | 61 | 47 | ParAF | 57.0 | 84.3 | 40 W, 60 s | 30 W, 60 s | 4-mm or 8-mm tip | 6 |
| Vassallo et al. (9) | Brazil | OS, R | 41 | 35 | ParAF, PerAF | 62.6 | 73.6 | 45–50 W, 6 s | 30 W, 30 s | 3.5-mm irrigated tip, CF | 12 |
| Bunch et al. (17) | USA | OS, P | 402 | 402 | ParAF, PerAF | 66.8 | 64.1 | 50 W, 2–15 s | 30 W, 5–20 s | 3.5-mm irrigated tip, CF | 12 |
| Kottmaier et al. (18) | Germany | OS, P | 97 | 100 | ParAF | 60.8 | 59.4 | 70 W, 5–7 s | 30–40 W, 20–40 s | 4-mm irrigated tip | 12 |
| Kyriakopoulou et al. (19) | Belgium | OS, R | 80 | 105 | ParAF | 65.3 | 60.4 | 40 W | 35 W | 3.5-mm irrigated tip, CF, AI | 12 |
| Ejima et al. (20) | Japan | OS, P | 60 | 60 | ParAF | 64.9 | 71.7 | 50 W | 25–40 W | 3.5-mm irrigated tip, CF, AI | 12 |
| Yazaki et al. (21) | Japan | OS, R | 32 | 32 | ParAF, PerAF | 63.5 | 73.4 | 50 W, 8–12 s | 25–40 W, 15–40 s | 3.5-mm irrigated tip, CF | 10 |
| Okamatsu et al. (22) | Japan | OS, P | 20 | 20 | ParAF, PerAF | 66.5 | 70.0 | 40–50 W | 20–30 W | 3.5-mm irrigated tip, CF, AI | 6 |
| Yavin et al. (23) | USA | OS, P | 112 | 112 | ParAF, PerAF | 63.6 | 67.0 | 45–50 W, 8–15 s | 20–35 W, 20–30 s | 3.5-mm irrigated tip, CF | 19 |
| Shin et al. (24) | Korea | RCT | 100 | 50 | ParAF, PerAF | 58.2 | 76.0 | 40–50 W, 10–20 s | 30 W, 40 s | 3.5-mm irrigated tip, CF, AI | 12 |
| Hansom et al. (25) | Canada | OS, P | 107 | 107 | ParAF, PerAF | 62.0 | 70.1 | 50 W, 6–10 s | 20–35 W, 20–40 s | 3.5-mm irrigated tip, CF, AI | 12 |
HP, high-power ablation; CP, conventional-power ablation; AF, atrial fibrillation; OS, observational study; RCT, randomized control trail; P, prospective; R, retrospective; ParAF, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; PerAF, persistent atrial fibrillation; W, watt; CF, contact force-sensing catheter; AI, ablation index.