SURGICAL VERSUS CATHETER ABLATION IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia with the high rate of stroke and mortality. The video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) radiofrequency pulmonary vein ablation is the treatment option for patient who failed catheter ablation. Randomized data comparing surgical versus