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Observational studyJournal of the American Heart Association2023

Cardiovascular Hospitalizations and Resource Use Following Atrial Fibrillation Ablation.

Mehak Dhande, Amr Barakat, Ann Canterbury, Floyd Thoma, Suresh Mulukutla, Ahmet Sezer, Konstantinos N Aronis, Aditya Bhonsale, Krishna Kancharla, Andrew H Voigt and 5 more

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In one paragraph

Observational study in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Surgical Methods and Devices for Atrial Fibrillation.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mehak DhandeCenter for Atrial Fibrillation University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute Pittsburgh PA.ORCID 0000-0003-0683-0657
Amr BarakatCenter for Atrial Fibrillation University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute Pittsburgh PA.ORCID 0000-0001-6859-4616
Ann CanterburyCenter for Atrial Fibrillation University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute Pittsburgh PA.
Floyd ThomaCenter for Atrial Fibrillation University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute Pittsburgh PA.
Suresh MulukutlaCenter for Atrial Fibrillation University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute Pittsburgh PA.ORCID 0000-0001-5060-429X
Ahmet SezerCenter for Atrial Fibrillation University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute Pittsburgh PA.ORCID 0000-0002-1671-2200
Konstantinos N AronisCenter for Atrial Fibrillation University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute Pittsburgh PA.ORCID 0000-0001-7189-8434
Aditya BhonsaleCenter for Atrial Fibrillation University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute Pittsburgh PA.
Krishna KancharlaCenter for Atrial Fibrillation University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute Pittsburgh PA.ORCID 0000-0003-2550-9359
Andrew H VoigtCenter for Atrial Fibrillation University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute Pittsburgh PA.
Norman C WangCenter for Atrial Fibrillation University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute Pittsburgh PA.ORCID 0000-0002-8388-2146
Alaa ShalabyCenter for Atrial Fibrillation University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute Pittsburgh PA.
N A Mark EstesCenter for Atrial Fibrillation University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute Pittsburgh PA.ORCID 0000-0002-5461-7247
Samir SabaCenter for Atrial Fibrillation University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute Pittsburgh PA.ORCID 0000-0003-4669-803X
Sandeep K JainCenter for Atrial Fibrillation University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute Pittsburgh PA.ORCID 0000-0002-5815-370X
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center · US

Funding

Training Program in Imaging Sciences in Translational Cardiovascular ResearchT32HL129964 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Flordeliza S Villanueva · 2016 to 2026
$4.7M
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL129964
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background Over the next few years, atrial fibrillation (AF)-related morbidity and costs will increase significantly. Thus, it is prudent to examine the impact of AF treatment on health care resource use. This study examined the impact of AF ablation on hospitalization, length of stay, and resource use for patients undergoing AF ablation in a multihospital system. Methods and Results In an observational analysis, outcomes of total, cardiovascular, and AF hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and length of stay were compared for 3417 patients between 12 months before and 24 months following AF ablation. Use of electrical cardioversions and antiarrhythmic use were also compared 1 year before to 2 years after AF ablation. There were fewer total (0.7±1.3 versus 0.3±0.7;

Indexed as

Atrial FibrillationCardiovascular SystemAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsElectric CountershockHospitalizationHumansAnti-Arrhythmia Agentsablationatrial fibrillationhealth care costlength of stayresource use

Identifiers

PMID37681551
PMCPMC10547277
OpenAlexW4386530401

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