Healthcare Utilization and Quality of Life Improvement after Ablation for Paroxysmal AF in Younger and Older Patients
| Autor: | Angelo B. Biviano, Anshul M. Patel, Robert S. Fishel, Bengt Herweg, Tina D Hunter, Huijian Wang, Brett Gidney, Saumil Oza, Gopi Dandamudi, Scott J. Pollak |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Catheter ablation Atrial fibrillation General Medicine Emergency department 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease Ablation Pulmonary vein 03 medical and health sciences Catheter 0302 clinical medicine Healthcare utilization Quality of life Internal medicine medicine Physical therapy 030212 general & internal medicine Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 40:391-400 |
| ISSN: | 0147-8389 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/pace.13041 |
| Popis: | Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) prevalence increases significantly with age. Little is known about the effect of AF ablation on quality of life and healthcare utilization in the elderly. The objective of this study was to quantify the healthcare utilization and quality of life benefits of catheter ablation for AF, for patients ≥65 years compared to patients |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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