Author
Patient number
Ablation route
GP localization
Population
Randomized groups
Outcomes (AF/AT free survival)
Pokushalov6
80
Endo
HFS or Anatomical
PAF
HFS Anatomical 42.5% in HFS 77.5% in anatomical (p=0.019)
Katritsis7
67
Endo
Anatomical
PAF
GP+PVI PVI 85.3% in GP+PVI 60.6% in PVI (p=0.019)
Katritsis8
242
Endo
Anatomical
PAF
PVI GP GP+PVI 56% in PVI 48% in GP 74% in GP+PVI (p = 0.004)
Pokushalov9
264
Endo
Anatomical
Per AF/ LSPAF PVI+LL PVI+GP 47% PVI+LL 54% (PVI+GP) (p=0.29)
Mamchur10
120
Endo
Anatomical
Per AF/ LSPAF
GP PVI GP+PVI 38% in GP 56% in PVI 69% in GP+PVI (p =0.006 for GP+PVI vs GP)
Berger11
240
Thora
HFS+ anatomical
PAF/ Per AF
GP+PVI PVI 55.6% in GP+PVI 56.1% in PVI (p = 0.407)
Sandler5
67
Endo
HFS
PAF
GP PVI 49% in GP 61% in PVI (p=0.27)