Temporal changes in patient characteristics and prior pharmacotherapy in patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation: a Danish nationwide cohort study

Conclusion
During a 10-year period, RFA was increasingly performed in older patients with higher co-morbidity, and without prior trial of antiarrhythmic therapy. These findings may provide a framework to understand the outcomes of RFA.

Source: Europace - April 26, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Karasoy, D., Gislason, G. H., Hansen, J., Olesen, J. B., Torp-Pedersen, C., Johannessen, A., Hansen, M. L. Tags: Ablation for atrial fibrillation Source Type: research