Combined atrial fibrillation ablation and left atrial appendage occlusion procedure in the United States: a propensity score matched analysis from 2016-2019 national readmission database.
Deepak Kumar PasupulaSudeep K Siddappa MalleshappaMuhammad Bilal MunirAnusha Ganapati BhatAntony AnandarajAvaneesh JakkojuMichael T SpoonerKetan KoranneJonathan C HsuBrian OlshanskyAlan John CammPublished in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2022)
We report an 63% annual growth (from 28 procedures) in combined LAAO and CA procedures in the USA. There were no significant difference in MACE and all-cause 30-day readmission rates among LAAO + CA patients compared with matched LAAO-only or CA-only patients.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial appendage
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- heart failure
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- catheter ablation
- patient reported outcomes
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- left ventricular
- direct oral anticoagulants
- quality improvement
- adverse drug
- electronic health record