Efficacy and safety of the cryoballoon-based atrial fibrillation ablation in patients aged ≥80 years.
Takashi KandaMasaharu MasudaNaoya KurataMitsutoshi AsaiOsamu IidaShin OkamotoTakayuki IshiharaKiyonori NantoTakuya TsujimuraShota OkunoYasuhiro MatsudaYosuke HataToshiaki ManoPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2019)
The results of our study showed that CB-A for PAF is a feasible and safe procedure even in elderly patients, with similar success and complication rates when compared with a younger population.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- left atrial appendage
- radiofrequency ablation
- peritoneal dialysis
- minimally invasive
- left atrial
- middle aged
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- patient reported