Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Catheter Ablation Utilization for Atrial Fibrillation
While evidence confirms racial and ethnic disparities in CA utilization for atrial fibrillation, significant heterogeneity exists across studies. Standardized disparity definitions and consistent covariate adjustment may help confirm the scale of disparities and identify underlying mechanisms to inform interventions.
Authors
- Apostolos Tsimploulis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0518-9933)
- Morgana Mongraw‐Chaffin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6541-7198)
- Waseem Nosair
- Marc El Khoury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6696-0870)
- Paul Kolm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2653-5452)
- Liza Shaban
- William S. Weintraub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5384-5571)
- Sung Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9852-6999)
- Layla Heimlich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5529-3742)
- Sarahfaye Dolman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3651-9069)
- Athanasios Thomaides
- David Strouse
- Jamal Smith
- Rama Al Ashqar
Institutions
- MedStar Washington Hospital Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Advances
- Published
- 2025-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.102105
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00