Impact of frailty in hospitalized patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.

Shafaqat AliManoj KumarYehya KhlidjEmily HendricksFaryal FarooqWaleed AlruwailiBijeta KeishamSanchit DuhanKarthik GonuguntlaYasar Sattar Ayesha ShaikVijaywant BrarZain Ul Abideen AsadDan SorajjaPaari DominicTarek Helmy

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2024)

Intermediate/high frailty patients undergoing catheter ablation had worse clinical outcomes, higher healthcare burden, and readmission rates. LOS has decreased in both groups from 2016 to 2020; however, total cost has increased.

Keyphrases

catheter ablation
patients undergoing
atrial fibrillation
left atrial
healthcare
left atrial appendage
community dwelling
oral anticoagulants
direct oral anticoagulants
coronary artery disease
percutaneous coronary intervention
acute coronary syndrome