Thirty-day readmissions after atrial fibrillation catheter ablation in patients with heart failure.
Fabio V LimaKevin F KennedyWasiq SheikhAmy FrenchAnshul ParulkarEsseim SharmaShady HenienMichael WuAntony ChuPublished in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2020)
Nearly one in six patients with HF is readmitted within 30-days after undergoing CA. In propensity matched analyses, CA was associated with decreased rate and risk for readmission compared to MT. CA has higher index hospitalization costs, but lower readmission costs.