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Social Vulnerability and Long‐Term Cardiovascular Outcomes After COVID‐19 Hospitalization: An Analysis of the American Heart Association COVID‐19 Registry Linked With Medicare Claims Data

Journal of the American Heart Association

However, the association of socioeconomic vulnerability and outcomes after hospitalization is uncertain.Methods and ResultsAmerican Heart Association COVID19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry hospitalizations between March 1, 2020, and June 30, 2022, linked with Medicare feeforservice claims, were analyzed.

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Abstract 4141439: Catheter ablation and clinical outcomes among older Medicare beneficiaries with atrial fibrillation

Circulation

The aim of this study is to examine the risks of adverse outcomes following CA in older people with AF.Methods:Using 2014-2019 Medicare claims, we conducted a propensity score analysis of patients treated with CA within 6 months of new AF diagnosis to patients treated with only antiarrhythmic therapy in the 6-month period.