Healthcare Utilization and Quality of Life Improvement after Ablation for Paroxysmal AF in Younger and Older Patients

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 cathet...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pacing and clinical electrophysiology 2017-04, Vol.40 (4), p.391-400
Hauptverfasser:	BIVIANO, ANGELO B., HUNTER, TINA D., DANDAMUDI, GOPI, FISHEL, ROBERT S., GIDNEY, BRETT, HERWEG, BENGT, OZA, SAUMIL R., PATEL, ANSHUL MAHENDRA, WANG, HUIJIAN, POLLAK, SCOTT J.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Age Distribution Aged Aged, 80 and over atrial fibrillation Atrial Fibrillation - epidemiology Atrial Fibrillation - psychology Atrial Fibrillation - surgery catheter ablation Catheter Ablation - psychology Catheter Ablation - utilization Catheters elderly Female Fibrillation Geriatrics Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data Health services utilization healthcare utilization Humans Male Medicare Middle Aged Prevalence Quality of life Quality of Life - psychology Retrospective Studies Sex Distribution Treatment Outcome United States - epidemiology Utilization Review Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	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
ISSN:	0147-8389 1540-8159
DOI:	10.1111/pace.13041