Safety and acute clinical outcomes of atrial fibrillation catheter ablation in octogenarians: a multicentre evaluation with a matched younger cohort

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. OnBehalf Sven Knecht and the International Octogenarian AF ablation group Background Octogenarians are a fast-growing demographic with a high burden of atrial fibrillation (AF). There are limited data on procedural safety and acute outcomes of catheter ablation (CA) for AF in this group. Purpose Investigation of complications & outcomes in octogenarians undergoing CA for AF. Methods Data on all octogenarian patients who underwent AF ablation at nine European cardiology centres between 2013 and 2019 were retrospectively analysed and matched with control patients aged