Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the volume, cost, and outcomes of cardiac electrophysiology procedures in the United States
Altibi A, Hashem A, Ghanem F, Sanghai S, Nazer B, Stecker E, Henrikson C. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the volume, cost, and outcomes of cardiac electrophysiology procedures in the United States. Heart Rhythm 2024, 21: 1121-1131. PMID: 38417597, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.02.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantationUnited StatesCardioverter-defibrillator implantationPermanent pacemakerEP proceduresCOVID-19 pandemicDeferral of elective proceduresDual-chamber permanent pacemakerAdverse in-hospital eventsNational Inpatient Sample databaseCardiac electrophysiology proceduresIn-hospital eventsInpatient Sample databaseProcedural trendsRevenue lossInternational Classification of DiseasesCases/million populationAblation proceduresArrhythmia ablationElectrophysiological proceduresDevice implantationImpact of COVID-19 pandemicClassification of DiseasesElective proceduresSample database