Feasibility of using real-world data in the evaluation of cardiac ablation catheters: a test-case of the National Evaluation System for Health Technology Coordinating Center.
Sanket S DhruvaGuoqian JiangAmit A DoshiDaniel J FriedmanEric BrandtJiajing ChenJoseph G AkarJoseph S RossKeondae R ErvinKimberly Collison FarrNilay D ShahPaul CoplanPeter A NoseworthyShumin ZhangThomas ForsythWade L SchulzYue YuJoseph P DrozdaPublished in: BMJ surgery, interventions, & health technologies (2021)
It is feasible to use real-world health system data to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of cardiac ablation catheters, though evaluations must consider the implications of variation in follow-up and endpoint ascertainment among health systems.