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Inpatient Outcomes and Complications After Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in Rural Versus Urban Hospitals in the United States

Description
Examines how outcomes and complications of left atrial appendage occlusion for treatment of atrial fibrillation differed by rural or urban hospital location, using 2016-2020 National Inpatient Sample data.
Author(s)
Amanda Nguyen, Muhammad Zia Khan, Joseph Neely, et al.
Citation
Clinical Cardiology, 49(7), e70397
Date
06/2026
Tagged as
Cardiovascular disease · Healthcare quality · Rural-urban differences · Specialty care · Statistics and data