| 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 |