Differences in outcomes among patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter ablation with versus without intracardiac echocardiography.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) use can lead to early detection of periprocedural complications and may improve patient outcomes by providing real-time visualization of catheter location and the treatment area during cardiac ablation (CA) for atrial fibrillation (AF).

Objective

Examine complications and 12-month healthcare use among patients with AF undergoing CA with versus without ICE use during the procedure in a real-world setting.

Methods

The 2015-2020 IBM MarketScan® Database was used to identify non-elderly adults (age 18-64 years) undergoing CA for AF. Patients were classified into ICE/non-ICE groups based on the presence or absence of ICE procedure codes. Patients in each group were matched on study covariates using propensity scores. Peri-proc

SUBMITTER: Pimentel RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9544828 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature