Long-Term Clinical Efficacy and Risk of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in the Elderly

Introduction: The number of elderly patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasing rapidly, and the safety and efficacy of catheter ablation in this demographic group has not been established. Methods: Over a 7‐year period we studied 1,165 consecutive patients undergoing 1,506 AF ablation proc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 2008-06, Vol.19 (6), p.621-626
Hauptverfasser:	ZADO, ERICA, CALLANS, DAVID J., RILEY, MICHAEL, HUTCHINSON, MATHEW, GARCIA, FERMIN, BALA, RUPA, LIN, DAVID, COOPER, JOSHUA, VERDINO, RALPH, RUSSO, ANDREA M., DIXIT, SANJAY, GERSTENFELD, EDWARD, MARCHLINSKI, FRANCIS E.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ablation Adolescent Adult Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over atrial fibrillation Atrial Fibrillation - diagnosis Atrial Fibrillation - physiopathology Atrial Fibrillation - surgery Catheter Ablation - methods complications Echocardiography Electrocardiography Female Follow-Up Studies geriatrics Heart Rate - physiology Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Retrospective Studies Risk Factors stroke Time Factors Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	Introduction: The number of elderly patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasing rapidly, and the safety and efficacy of catheter ablation in this demographic group has not been established. Methods: Over a 7‐year period we studied 1,165 consecutive patients undergoing 1,506 AF ablation procedures using a consistent ablation protocol that included proximal ostial pulmonary vein (PV) isolation and focal ablation of non‐PV AF triggers. Outcome was analyzed for three distinct age groups:
ISSN:	1045-3873 1540-8167
DOI:	10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01183.x