Why the study?
What are the incidence and predictors of major complications within 30 days of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation?
Population
517 patients undergoing 641 consecutive catheter ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation at Johns…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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May inform shared decision-making for older female AF ablation patients; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
What are the incidence and predictors of major complications within 30 days of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation?
Major complications occur in approximately 5% of AF ablation procedures, with advanced age (>70 years) and female sex significantly increasing the risk.
Spragg et al. (2008) studied this question.
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