A Retrospective Cohort Study on Predictors for Rehospitalizations With Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation Post-Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is increasing in prevalence due to an aging population. Although medications for rhythm and rate control remain the first-line treatment options for many patients, difficulties can include arrhythmia relapse and drug side effects. Ca...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 13; no. 7; p. e16536
Main Authors Shah, Farhan A, Mahler, Nathan, Winkle, Sean M, Fujikawa, Priscilla, Nader, Brandon, Rodriguez, Juan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Palo Alto (CA) Cureus 21.07.2021
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Cardiology
Internal Medicine
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Summary:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is increasing in prevalence due to an aging population. Although medications for rhythm and rate control remain the first-line treatment options for many patients, difficulties can include arrhythmia relapse and drug side effects. Catheter ablation or radiofrequency is an alternative treatment modality that can isolate where ectopic arrhythmic sites originate. Several previous studies have examined post-ablation complications and hospitalization rates for arrhythmia recurrence. However, many of these studies used patient data from before 2015. We examined the following data using recent records: pre-procedural patient characteristics, rates of post-procedural hospitalizations with documented recurrence of AF, and patient risk factors associated with these recurrences.
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ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.16536