Quality of Life and Health Care Utilization in the CIRCA-DOSE Study

This study evaluated the impact of contact force–guided radiofrequency ablation versus cryoballoon ablation on quality of life and health care utilization. Traditional outcome parameters, such as arrhythmia-free survival, are insufficient to evaluate the clinical impact of atrial fibrillation (AF), as it fails to the capture patient- and health system–level differences in treatment approaches. The CIRCA-DOSE (Cryoballoon Vs. Contact-Force Atrial...