AATAC |
Ablation versus Amiodarone for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure and an Implanted ICD |
AF |
Atrial Fibrillation |
AMICA |
Atrial Fibrillation Management in Congestive Heart Failure with Ablation |
ARC-HF |
A Randomized Trial to Assess Catheter Ablation Versus Rate Control in the Management of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in Chronic Heart Failure |
BNP |
Brain Natriuretic Peptide |
CA |
Catheter Ablation |
CABANA |
Catheter Ablation vs. Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation |
CAD |
Coronary Artery Disease |
CAMERA-MRI |
Catheter Ablation Versus Medical Rate Control in Atrial Fibrillation and Systolic Dysfunction |
CAMTAF |
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Catheter Ablation Versus Medical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure |
CASTLE-AF |
Catheter Ablation versus Standard Conventional Therapy in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Atrial Fibrillation |
CIED |
Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device |
CRT-D |
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator |
CV |
Cardiovascular |
ECG |
Electrocardiogram |
HF |
Heart Failure |
LVEF |
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction |
MLHFQ |
Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire |
MT |
Medical Therapy |
MRI |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
NYHA |
New York Heart Association |
PRISMA |
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
PVI |
Pulmonary Vein Isolation |
RAFT |
Randomized Ablation-Based Rhythm-Control Versus Rate-Control |
RCT |
Randomized Controlled Trial |
RR |
Risk Ratio |
SVC |
Superior Vena Cava |
VO2 max |
Peak Oxygen Consumption |
6MWT |
6-Min Walk Test |