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- Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFA) is recommended by the American Heart Association as the primary treatment for symptomatic Wolff Parkinson White (WPW) patients, and this study evaluates its effectiveness.
- A thorough search of multiple medical databases yielded 11 relevant studies out of 2268 articles, which were analyzed for RFA outcomes in WPW patients.
- The findings indicate that RFA has a high success rate of 94.1%, a low recurrence rate of 6.2%, and a minimal complication rate of just 1%.
Article Abstract
Introduction: radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFA) is the first-line therapy for symptomatic Wolff Parkinson White (WPW) patients according to the American Heart Association. We conducted this study to assess the success rate, recurrence rate, and rate of complications associated with the utilization of radiofrequency catheter ablation for managing patients with WPW.
Method: We searched PubMed, Cochrane library, Web of Science and Scopus databases using all identified keywords and index terms through 4 January 2022. We included all studies conducted on WPW patients who were treated with ablation. We conducted the analysis using Open Meta Analyst and MedCalc version 19.1.
Results: Among 2268 unique articles identified, only 11 articles met our inclusion criteria. The pooled effect estimates showed high success rate (94.1%[95%CI:92.3-95.9], p < 0.001)), low recurrence rate (6.2% [95%CI:4.5-7.8, p < 0.001]) and low rate of complications (1%[95%CI:0.4-1.5, p < 0.001]).
Conclusion: RFA showed a high success rate, low recurrence rate and low rate of complications in WPW patients.
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