BACKGROUND: Catheter-tissue contact is essential for effective lesion formation, thus there is growing usage of @entity5526 ( @entity5526 ) technology in @entity955 . We conducted a meta-analysis to assess the impact of @entity5526 on clinical outcomes and procedural parameters in comparison to conventional catheter for @entity955 . METHODS AND RESULTS: An electronic search was performed using major databases. Outcomes of interest were recurrence rate, major complications, total procedure, and fluoroscopic times. Continuous variables were reported as standardized mean difference; odds ratios were reported for dichotomous variables. Eleven studies (2 randomized controlled studies and 9 cohorts) involving 1428 adult @entity1 were identified. @entity5526 was deployed in 552 @entity1 . The range of @entity5526 used was between 2 to 60 gram-force. The follow-up period ranged between 10 and 53 weeks. In comparing @entity5526 and conventional catheter groups, the recurrence rate was lower with @entity5526 (35.1% versus 45.5%, odds ratio 0.62 [95% CI 0.45-0.86], P=0.004). Shorter procedure and fluoroscopic times were achieved with @entity5526 (procedure time: 156 versus 173 minutes, standardized mean difference -0.85 [95% CI -1.48 to -0.21], P=0.009; fluoroscopic time: 28 versus 36 minutes, standardized mean difference -0.94 [95% CI -1.66; -0.21], P=0.01). Major complication rate was lower numerically in the @entity5526 group but not statistically significant (1.3% versus 1.9%, odds ratio 0.71 [95% CI 0.29-1.73], P=0.45). CONCLUSIONS: The use of @entity5526 technology results in significant reduction of the @entity955 recurrence rate after @entity955 in comparison to the conventional catheter group. @entity5526 technology is able to significantly reduce procedure and fluoroscopic times without compromising complication rate.

Impact of Contact Force Technology on XXXX Ablation: A Meta-Analysis.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity955 :: ('MESH:D001281', 'Disease') :: ['atrial fibrillation', 'atrial fibrillation ablation'] @entity5526 :: ('MESH:D003877', 'Disease') :: ['contact force', 'CF']
@entity955 :: (MESH:D001281,Disease) :: ['Atrial Fibrillation']
