Attitudes toward Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: A Nationwide Survey among Danish Cardiologists

• Published in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology Vol. 38; no. 10; pp. 1166 - 1172
• Main Authors: VADMANN, HENRIK, PEDERSEN, SUSANNE S., NIELSEN, JENS COSEDIS, RODRIGO-DOMINGO, MARIA, PEHRSON, STEEN, JOHANNESSEN, ARNE, HANSEN, PETER STEEN, JOHANSEN, JENS BROCK, RIAHI, SAM
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2015
• Subjects: Age Distribution; atrial fibrillation; Atrial Fibrillation - epidemiology; Atrial Fibrillation - surgery; Attitude of Health Personnel; attitudes; cardiologist; Cardiology - statistics & numerical data; Catheter Ablation; Clinical Competence - statistics & numerical data; Denmark; Female; Health Care Surveys; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Selection; Physicians - statistics & numerical data; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data; Quality of Life; Denmark; atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; cardiologist; attitudes

Background Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important but expensive procedure that is the subject of some debate. Physicians’ attitudes toward catheter ablation may influence promotion and patient acceptance. This is the first study to examine the attitudes of Danish cardiologist...