COMPASS: A novel risk-adjustment model for catheter ablation in pediatric and congenital heart disease patients

Congenital Heart Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 393-405

  Triedman, John K ^a   Pfeiffer, Patricia ^a   Berman, Adam ^b   Blaufox, Andrew D ^c   Cannon, Bryan C ^d   Fish, Frank A ^e   Perry, James ^f   Pflaumer, Andreas ^g   Seslar, Stephen P ^h  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

^f RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^h SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Catheter Ablation; Congenital Heart Disease; Electrophysiology; Multicenter; Quality Improvement; Registry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SECOND DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MULTICENTER; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REGISTRY;

ALGORITHMS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BENCHMARKING; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CONSENSUS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEDIATRIC ASSISTANTS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84884779381     PISSN: 1747079X     EISSN: 17470803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/chd.12050     Document Type: Article

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