Patil N, Arora S, Davis L, et al. - Researchers conducted the study to assess the 30-day incidence and predictors of acute cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) following catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). They queried the Nationwide Readmissions Database from 2010 to September 2015 for hospitalizations with an ablation procedure and a concurrent AF diagnosis. Data revealed that the incidence of CVA within 30 days of catheter-based AF ablation therapy was 0.8%. Higher risk of CVA post-ablation was correlated with higher CHA2DS2-VASc score. CVA post-ablation was independently linked to hypertension, heart failure, previous stroke/transient ischemic attack, and procedural volume.