Regional and racial outcomes in mortality after atrial fibrillation ablation in medicare Fee for service patients
Within this Medicare FFS population, significant variations in mortality exist following AF ablation when analyzed across different regions and race. Further research on potential systemic and patient level factors would be of value to help elucidate why these differences are present.
Authors
- MICHAEL H KIM
- Venkata Andukuri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5501-5877)
- Ryan W. Walters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8801-9886)
- Gary A. Puckrein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1924-6433)
- Liou Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0778-5475)
- Danielle B. Dilsaver
Institutions
- Creighton University (US)
- National Quality Forum (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2026.1659282
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00