Efficacy of Short-Term Antiarrhythmic Drugs Use after Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation—A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses and Trial Sequential Analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials

Weijie Chen; Hang Liu; Zhiyu Ling; Yanping Xu; Jinqi Fan; Huaan Du; Peilin Xiao; Li Su; Zengzhang Liu; Xianbin Lan; Bernhard Zrenner; Yuehui Yin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156121

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Efficacy of Short-Term Antiarrhythmic Drugs Use after Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation—A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses and Trial Sequential Analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials

Weijie Chen ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Weijie Chen, Hang Liu

¶‡ These authors are co-first authors on this work.

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Hang Liu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Weijie Chen, Hang Liu

¶‡ These authors are co-first authors on this work.

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Zhiyu Ling,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Yanping Xu,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Jinqi Fan,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Huaan Du,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Peilin Xiao,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Li Su,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Zengzhang Liu,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Xianbin Lan,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Bernhard Zrenner,

Affiliation MedizinischeKlinik I (B.Z.), Krankenhaus Landshut/Achdorf, Landshut, Germany
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Yuehui Yin

* E-mail: yinyh63@163.com

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Efficacy of Short-Term Antiarrhythmic Drugs Use after Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation—A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses and Trial Sequential Analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials

Weijie Chen,
Hang Liu,
Zhiyu Ling,
Yanping Xu,
Jinqi Fan,
Huaan Du,
Peilin Xiao,
Li Su,
Zengzhang Liu,
Xianbin Lan

Published: May 25, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0156121

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