Temporal trends of in-hospital complications associated with catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in the United States: An update from Nationwide Inpatient Sample database (2011-2014).
Byomesh TripathiShilpkumar AroraVarun KumarMohamed AbdelrahmanSopan LahewalaMihir DaveMahek ShahBryan TanSejal SavaniApurva BadhekaRadha GopalanGhanshyam Palamaner Subash ShanthaJuan Viles-GonzalezAbhishek DeshmukhPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2018)
Our study noted a decline in AF ablation-related hospitalizations and complications associated with the procedure. These findings largely reflect shifting trends of outpatient performance of the procedure and increasing safety profile due to improved institutional expertise and catheter techniques.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- minimally invasive
- risk factors
- acute care
- adverse drug
- heart failure
- mental health
- healthcare
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- cross sectional
- acute coronary syndrome
- emergency department
- coronary artery disease
- ultrasound guided