Heart rhythm
Racial, ethnic, socioeconomic and geographic inequities in catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.
Ashwin S Nathan, Lin Yang, Kriyana P Reddy, Sahityasri Thapi, Lauren Eberly, Timothy Markman, Alexander C Fanaroff, Jay Giri, Emily P Zeitler, Larry R Jackson, Tara Parham Graham, Rajat Deo, Francis E Marchlinski, David S Frankel
Published: 202610.1016/j.hrthm.2026.01.030
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Catheter ablation is effective in the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), however, it requires a significant amount of resources that may not be available in all areas. OBJECTIVE: We sought to understand geographic, racial, ethnic and…
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