Health Economics Evaluation of Catheter Ablation Versus Drug Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation (AF) in China

The evidence generated by this study is expected to help inform medical decision makers with the clinical and economic data of therapy for AF patients, and also provide policy decision makers with information that can be considered /used to allocate funds for AF ablation and permit patients to have access to appropriate treatment options for AF management.

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with paroxysmal or persistent AF eligible for catheter ablation
• Age 18 to 80 years
• Able and willing to comply with all pre,post and follow-up testing and requirements.
• Be able to sign IRB/EC approved informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

• Terminal illness with a life expectancy less than 1 year.
• New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV
• Previous recipient of catheter ablation therapy for AF
• Bradycardia and previous recipient of pacemaker therapy
• Previous recipient RFCA or ICD therapy
• Uncontrolled hypertension
• Recent cardiac events including MI, PCI, or valve or bypass surgery in the preceding 3 months
• Patients with serious hepatic and renal diseases
• Pregnant or prepare to be pregnant in one year
• For drug therapy arm, if the subject cannot be contacted via phone or the subject shows his/her disagreement to this study at 30 day window, the subject will be withdrawn from this study.