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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND: There are few data on the use of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) in the United States. We analyzed data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) to examine trends in the rate of catheter ablation for hospitalized patients with AF over a 15‐year period. ## OBJECTIVE: To examine rates of catheter ablation in patients with AF over time. ## DESIGN: All adult patients in the NHDS with an International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD‐9‐CM) code for AF from the years 1990 to 2005 were identified and assessed for the presence of a cardiac catheter ablation procedure code. Clinical characteristics associated with ablation were identified and multivariable logistic regression used to determine trends in the rate of ablation therapy over time. ## RESULTS: We identified 269,471 adults with AF. The rate of catheter ablation in AF patients increased from 0.06% in 1990 to 0.79% in 2005 (__P__ < 0.001 for trend). Compared to those not undergoing ablation, ablated patients were younger (mean age 66 versus 76 years; __P__ < 0.001), more likely to be male (57% versus 43%; __P__ < 0.001), have private insurance

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Author

Patrick P. Kneeland; Margaret C. Fang

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Frontline Medical Communications, Inc.; John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 1553-5592)

Published

2009

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)