Journal article
Differences in Healthcare Use Between Patients With Persistent and Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Catheter‐Based Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: A Population‐Based Cohort Study From Ontario, Canada
Abstract
Background Patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing catheter-based AF ablation have lower success rates than those with paroxysmal AF. We compared healthcare use and clinical outcomes between patients according to their AF subtypes. Methods and Results Consecutive patients undergoing AF ablation were prospectively identified from a population-based registry in Ontario, Canada. Via linkage with administrative databases, we …
Authors
Ha ACT; Wijeysundera HC; Qiu F; Henning K; Ahmad K; Angaran P; Birnie DH; Crystal E; Ha AH; Healey JS
Journal
Journal of the American Heart Association, Vol. 10, No. 1,
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
January 5, 2021
DOI
10.1161/jaha.120.016071
ISSN
2047-9980