Abstract
To compare health utilization among atrial fibrillation (AF) patients undergoing ablation with a contact force-sensing (CF) catheter versus a cryoballoon (CB) catheter. AF patients who underwent ablation using the CF catheter (THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH® catheter) or CB catheter (Arctic Front™/Arctic Front Advance™ catheter) were identified from the Premier Healthcare database. Propensity score analyses were used to evaluate cost, length of stay and readmissions. The CF catheter (n=1409) was associated with significantly lower total (∼7%) and supply (∼13%) costs and a significantly lower likelihood of 4-12 month all-cause and CV-related readmission compared with the CB catheter (n=2306). Differential health utilization outcomes are associated with the CF catheter versus the CB catheter in AF ablation.
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