Relationship Between Social Deprivation and Access to Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: A Population-Level Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Access to catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) may vary due to social deprivation.

Objectives

This study sought to characterize the correlation between our outcomes of interest (rates of AF diagnoses, ablation referrals, and procedures) and the association between social deprivation and our outcomes.

Methods

Rates and correlations of AF diagnoses, ablation referrals, and procedures were reported across 49 census divisions in Ontario, Canada. We used the Ontario Marginalization Index to determine the relationship between dependency, material deprivation, ethnic concentration, and residential instability and our outcomes.

Results

Between April 2016 and March 2020, there were 146,366 patients diagnosed with AF; 6,506 patients were referred for

SUBMITTER: Katyukha A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11612362 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature