Impact of frailty in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter ablation.

Kyoko SoejimaAkihiko NogamiKoichiro KumagaiKikuya UnoTakashi KuritaItsuro MorishimaFumiharu MiuraRitsushi KatoTetsuya KimuraAtsushi TakitaMasahiko GoshoKazutaka Aonumanull null

Published in: Journal of arrhythmia (2024)

Japanese patients aged ≥65 years with frailty or pre-frailty had improved frailty screening index components, such as weight loss, walking speed and fatigue, after CA. Therefore, elderly patients with frailty or pre-frailty may benefit from CA for NVAF.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
community dwelling
catheter ablation
weight loss
left atrial
heart failure
bariatric surgery
percutaneous coronary intervention
coronary artery disease
body mass index
left ventricular
gastric bypass
sleep quality
roux en y gastric bypass
weight gain
protein kinase
obese patients
lower limb