Racial/ethnic and sex differences in safety outcomes and atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter–related acute healthcare utilization after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

ABSTRACT:

Background

Catheter ablation is recommended for the treatment of symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) refractory to medical therapy.

Objective

The study sought to examine racial/ethnic and sex differences in complications and AF/atrial flutter (AFL)–related acute healthcare utilization following catheter ablation for AF.

Methods

We performed a retrospective analysis using data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare Standard Analytical Files (October 1, 2014, to September 30, 2019) among patients ≥65 years of age with AF who underwent catheter ablation for rhythm control. The risk of any complication within 30 days and AF/AFL-related acute healthcare utilization within 1 year of ablation by race, ethnicity, and sex were assessed using multiva

SUBMITTER: Jackson L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10264254 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature