Randomized Study Comparing Radiofrequency Ablation with the PVAC Gold System vs. Antiarrhythmic Drugs in Elderly Patients with Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation.

Luiz Claudio Berhmann MartinsCristiano F PisaniFabio K DorfmanFrancisco C C DarrieuxTan C WuAlberto P FerrazDenise T HachulClaudio Campi de CastroRogério Ruscitto do PradoLuciana Vergara Ferraz de SouzaLuciana SacillotoGabrielle D'Arezzo PessenteCesar J GrupiMuhieddine Omar ChokrCesar H NomuraKátia Rodrigues de OliveiraConrado P BalboSissy L MeloPedro VeroneseMauricio Ibrahim Scanavacca

Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2024)

Both strategies for maintaining sinus rhythm promoted an improvement in the quality of life of elderly patients with symptomatic AF, with no statistical difference in the clinical outcomes. Additional studies using technologies with a better safety profile are needed to evaluate the benefits of CA in elderly patients with AF.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
radiofrequency ablation
catheter ablation
middle aged
community dwelling
left atrial
oral anticoagulants
left atrial appendage
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
mitral valve
protein kinase