Ten‐year trends in catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia vs other interventional procedures in Australia

• DOI: 10.1111/jce.14143
• Publication Date: 2019-09-10T04:10:18Z
• Authors: Robert D. Anderson; Geoffrey Lee; Mukund Prabhu; Cameron J. Patrick; Ivana Trivic; Timothy Campbell; Clara K. Chow; Jonathan M. Kalman; Saurabh Kumar
• Keywords: Refractory (planetary science)

Abstract Aims Major technological and procedural advancements have reinvigorated catheter ablation as adjunctive therapy for drug‐refractory ventricular tachycardia (VT). We examined temporal trends in VT ablations compared to other interventional cardiovascular procedures namely, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) atrial fibrillation (AF) Australia. Methods Results A retrospective review of numbers ablations, AF PCI was performed from 2008/09‐2016/17 the Australian Institute Health, Welfare Aging (AIHW), Medicare Australia (MA) databases. Linear regression models were fitted compare population‐adjusted over 10‐year period. Data AIHW MA sources respectively showed that (a) had a 1.3% (AIHW data P = .15) 1.8% (MA < .001) increment per year, (b) 12.7% ( 11.7% year increment, (c) an 18% increment. Growth increasing at lower rate than .001 both sources). significantly higher (AIHW: vs [ .004] .001]). Conclusion Catheter‐based has increased last decade, consistent with worldwide trends, now surpassing all procedures, including CAD. This highlight provision additional resources match demand