Relationship Between Social Deprivation and Access to Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
In a jurisdiction with universal health care, greater material deprivation and residential instability were associated with more AF diagnoses but less access to ablation, suggesting substantial social gradients in equitable access to AF care.
Authors
- Feng Qiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9882-7564)
- Christopher C. Cheung
- Harindra C. Wijeysundera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8464-1080)
- Ragavie Manoragavan
- Andriy Katyukha
- Denis Qeska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8484-3301)
Institutions
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Advances
- Published
- 2024-11-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101400
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40
Funders
- CorHealth Ontario