Does the use of intracardiac echocardiography during atrial fibrillation catheter ablation improve outcomes and cost? A nationwide 14-year analysis from 2001 to 2014.
Ameesh M IsathDeepak PadmanabhanSyed Waqas HaiderGregory SirokyStuthi PerimbetiAshish CorreaC Anwar A ChahalJayaprakash ShentharSamuel AsirvathamDavendra MehtaPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2020)
The use of ICE during AF ablation has increased over the years and is associated with lower in-hospital mortality and procedural complications, shorter LOS but an increased cost of hospitalization.