Mortality, stroke, and heart failure in atrial fibrillation cohorts after ablation versus propensity-matched cohorts

BACKGROUND: We sought to determine from key clinical outcomes whether catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with increased survival. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using routinely collected hospital data, ablation patients were matched to two control cohorts using direct and propensity s...

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Published in:Pragmat Obs Res
Main Authors: Jarman, Julian WE, Hunter, Tina D, Hussain, Wajid, March, Jamie L, Wong, Tom, Markides, Vias
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5460655/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28615986
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2147/POR.S134777
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