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Observational studyJournal of the American Heart Association2025

Contemporary Administrative Codes to Identify Pulmonary Vein Isolation Procedures for Atrial Fibrillation.

Enrico G Ferro, Matthew R Reynolds, Jiaman Xu, Yang Song, David J Cohen, Rishi K Wadhera, Andre d'Avila, Peter J Zimetbaum, Robert W Yeh, Daniel B Kramer

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Observational study in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Enrico G FerroRichard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9190-6331
Matthew R ReynoldsLahey Hospital and Medical Center Burlington MA USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8675-8186
Jiaman XuRichard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA.
Yang SongRichard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA.
David J CohenDepartment of Cardiology St Francis Hospital and Heart Center Roslyn NY USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9163-724X
Rishi K WadheraRichard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1089-3896
Andre d'AvilaRichard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8769-1411
Peter J ZimetbaumRichard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7958-7558
Robert W YehRichard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0564-4468
Daniel B KramerRichard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4241-3586

Funding

Use of Registries, Claims and Health System Data to Enhance the Evaluation of Cardiovascular Therapies in Clinical TrialsR01HL136708 · NHLBI · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI Issa J. Dahabreh, Robert Yeh · 2017 to 2026
$6.9M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL136708
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUse of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) to treat atrial fibrillation continues to increase. Despite great interest in leveraging administrative data for real-world analyses, contemporary procedural codes for identifying PVI have not been evaluated. METHODS AND

resultsIn this observational retrospective cohort study, inpatient PVIs were identified among US Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries using Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code 93656 in Carrier Line Files. Each patient was matched with their claims from Medicare Provider Analysis and Review to compare CPT with

conclusionsThe

Indexed as

Atrial FibrillationCatheter AblationCurrent Procedural TerminologyPulmonary VeinsAgedFemaleHumansInternational Classification of DiseasesMaleMedicareRetrospective StudiesUnited Statesatrial fibrillation ablationinsurance claims codespulmonary vein isolation

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PMID39791397
PMCPMC12054420

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