Three-year incidence of pacemaker implantation in patients with atrial fibrillation and sinus node dysfunction receiving ablation versus antiarrhythmic drugs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sinus node dysfunction (SND) is commonly seen in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The purpose of this study was to compare the incidence of pacemaker implantation among patients with SND and AF treated with catheter ablation (CA) versus anti-arrhythmic drugs (AADs).

Methods

The 2013-2022 Optum Clinformatics database, an administrative claims database for commercially insured individuals in the United States (US), was used for this study. Patients with AF and SND and a history of at least one AAD prescription were identified and classified into CA or AAD cohorts based on subsequent treatment received. Inverse probability treatment weighting was applied to balance socio-demographic and clinical characteristics between the cohorts. Weighted Cox regression mode

SUBMITTER: Okumus NK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11522185 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature