Characterising symptom clusters in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter ablation.
Mollie HobensackYihong ZhaoDanielle ScharpAlexander VolodarskiyDavid SlotwinerMeghan Reading TurchioePublished in: Open heart (2023)
We applied NLP and machine learning to a large dataset to identify symptom clusters, which may signify latent biological underpinnings of symptom experiences and generate implications for clinical care. AF patients' symptom experiences vary widely. Given prior work showing that AF symptoms predict adverse outcomes, future work should investigate associations between symptom clusters and postablation outcomes.