Open AccessWhat is the Latest on Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation?
Author(s) -
Jason G. Andrade,
Marc Dyall,
Laurent Macle
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
canadian journal of general internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2369-1778
pISSN - 1911-1606
DOI - 10.22374/cjgim.v13isp1.308
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , catheter ablation , emergency department , cardiology , population , ablation , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , nursing , environmental health
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia observed in clinical practice, affecting 1-2% of the general population. AF is associated with reductions in quality of life, functional status, cardiac performance, and survival. In addition, AF accounts for 1.0-2.7% of total annual healthcare expenditures, with a sizeable proportion of these expenses attributed to direct costs associated with emergency department visits and acute care hospitalisation.