Safety and efficacy of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in the very elderly (≥80 years old): Insights from the UC San Diego AF Ablation Registry.
Omar M AldaasDouglas DardenPraneet S MylavarapuAmer M AldaasFrederick T HanKurt S HoffmayerDavid KrummenGordon HoFarshad RaissiGregory K FeldJonathan C HsuPublished in: Clinical cardiology (2023)
In this registry analysis, catheter ablation of AF appears similarly effective and safe in patients 80 years or older when compared to a younger cohort.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- end stage renal disease
- heart failure
- community dwelling
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- coronary artery disease
- venous thromboembolism
- mitral valve
- patient reported outcomes