Open AccessSex-based differences in outcomes, 30-day readmissions, and costs following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: the United States Nationwide Readmissions Database 2010–14
Author(s) -
Jim W. Cheung,
Edward P. Cheng,
Xian Wu,
Ilhwan Yeo,
Paul J. Christos,
Hooman Kamel,
Steven M. Markowitz,
Christopher F. Liu,
George Thomas,
James E. Ip,
Bruce B. Lerman,
Luke K. Kim
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336
H-Index - 293
eISSN - 1522-9645
pISSN - 0195-668X
DOI - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz151
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , catheter ablation , odds ratio , logistic regression , ablation , tachycardia , atrial tachycardia , cardiology
Although catheter ablation has emerged as an important therapy for patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF), there are limited data on sex-based differences in outcomes. We sought to compare in-hospital outcomes and 30-day readmissions of women and men undergoing AF ablation.