Racial Disparities in In-Hospital Adverse Events Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Implanted With a Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device: A US National Perspective

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2021 May;14(5):e009691. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.120.009691. Epub 2021 Apr 28.

Abstract

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Keywords: atrial fibrillation; comorbidity; continental population groups; obesity; prevalence.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation / ethnology
  • Atrial Fibrillation / therapy*
  • Black or African American*
  • Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects*
  • Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
  • Comorbidity
  • Databases, Factual
  • Female
  • Health Status Disparities
  • Hispanic or Latino*
  • Hospitalization*
  • Humans
  • Inpatients
  • Length of Stay
  • Male
  • Race Factors
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Septal Occluder Device*
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • United States
  • White People*