Jonathan C Hsu, Douglas Darden, Chengan Du, Joseph E Marine, Sheila Nichols, Gregory M Marcus, Andrea Natale, Peter A Noseworthy, Kimberly A Selzman, Paul Varosy, Frederick Masoudi, James Freeman, Jeptha Curtis, Joseph Akar, Peter R Kowey
BACKGROUND: The National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) AFib Ablation Registry was created to assess real-world prevalence, demographic characteristics, procedural management, and outcomes of patients undergoing atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation procedures. OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to characterize the patient, hospital, and physician characteristics and in-hospital outcomes related to AF ablation in the first 5 years of the registry. METHODS: This paper describes the AFib Ablation Registry structure and governance, outcome assessment processes, data quality, and data collection processes...
March 7, 2023: Journal of the American College of Cardiology