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Table 2 Subgroup analyses for network Meta-Analysis of freedom from AF

From: Effectiveness and safety of different types of ablation modalities in patients with atrial fibrillation: a bayesian network meta-analysis from randomized controlled trials

Outcome measure

Variable

Subgroup

β

Lower 95% CrI

Upper 95% CrI

Significancy

Freedom from AF

Type of Analysis

ITT

0.026

-0.449

0.461

Not Significant

PP

Atrial Fibrillation type

Paroxysmal

-0.415

-0.776

-0.042

Significant

Non-Paroxysmal

Length of Follow Up

=< 12 months

0.095

-0.736

0.938

Not significant

> 12 months

Type of Procedure

Left atrial

-0.057

-0.565

0.439

Not significant

Bi-atrial

Blanking Period

3 months

0.141

-0.709

0.991

Not significant

Non-3 months

Study Location

Europe

0.373

-0.121

0.869

Not significant

Non-Europe

Outcome Collection Point

12 months

-0.062

-0.729

0.581

Not significant

non-12 months

RoB

Low risk

0.167

-0.227

0.615

Not significant

Some concerns and High risk

  1. ITT, intention-to-treat; PP, per protocol; RoB, risk of bias; β, Beta Coefficient; AF, atrial fibrillation; CrI, credible interval