Safety and complications of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: Predictors of complications from an updated analysis the National Inpatient Database.
Lingling WuBharat NarasimhanKam S HoYingying ZhengArti N ShahBharat K KanthariaPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2021)
Complication rates related to AF ablations remain substantially high. Presence of pulmonary hypertension and CKD are predictive of higher procedural complications. Furthermore, hospital procedure volume is an important factor that correlates with complication rates.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- pulmonary hypertension
- left atrial appendage
- risk factors
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- chronic kidney disease
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- adverse drug
- mental health
- minimally invasive
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- acute care
- venous thromboembolism
- emergency department
- left ventricular
- pulmonary artery
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- drug induced
- electronic health record