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Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in U.S. Community Practice--Results From Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF).

Chang, P; Gersh, Bernard John; Holmqvist, Fredrik Nils; Hong, SJ; Kowey, Peter R; Naccarelli, GV; ORBIT-AF Investigators; ... (12 authors) (J Am Heart Assoc, 2015-05-21)

BACKGROUND: The characteristics of patients undergoing atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation and subsequent outcomes in community practice are not well described. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed ...

The ORBIT bleeding score: a simple bedside score to assess bleeding risk in atrial fibrillation.

Ansell, JE; Chang, P; Fonarow, GC; Gersh, Bernard John; Hylek, EM; Kowey, Peter R; Mahaffey, Kenneth William; ... (13 authors) (Eur Heart J, 2015-12-07)

BACKGROUND: Therapeutic decisions in atrial fibrillation (AF) are often influenced by assessment of bleeding risk. However, existing bleeding risk scores have limitations. OBJECTIVES: We sought to develop and validate a ...