ArticleJournal of geriatric cardiology : JGC2017
Clinical outcomes of radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in octogenarians-10-year experience of a one high-volume center.
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- Outcomes of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in octogenarians: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2026Article
- Clinical outcomes after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in elderly patients: a meta-analysis with time-to-event data reconstruction.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2026Review
- Periprocedural Safety of Interventional Electrophysiological Procedures in Octogenarians and Nonagenarians.Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology · 2025Article
- High-power short-duration vs conventional radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation in patients over 80 years of age: A propensity-score matched cohort analysis.Heart rhythm O2 · 2025Article
- Safety and efficacy of ablation for atrial fibrillation in combination with left atrial appendage occlusion in octogenarians.Clinical cardiology · 2023Article
- Periprocedural complications and one-year outcomes after catheter ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation in elderly patients: a nationwide Danish cohort study.Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC · 2021Article
- Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation is associated with reduced risk of mortality in the elderly: a prospective cohort study and propensity score analysis.Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC · 2020Article
- Safety and efficacy of cryoballoon ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation in elderly patients.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2019Article
- Percutaneous interventions in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: left atrial ablation and left atrial appendage occlusion.Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) increases with age. Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) is an established treatment option superior to antiarrhythmics (AAs). In this study, we investigated safety and efficacy of RFCA of AF in octogenarians.
methodsFrom our database, we extracted procedural and follow-up data for patients ≥ 80 years with symptomatic AF undergoing RFCA and compared this population to RFCA patients ≤ 50 years. All patients underwent pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) supplemented by linear lesions in PVI-nonresponders. Arrhythmia-free survival was assessed using seven day Holter every three months post procedure. All patients completed their 12 months follow-up.
resultsFifty patients aged ≥ 80 years (80.5 ± 1.6 years) were compared to 259 patients aged ≤ 50 years (43.5 ± 5.5 years). The RFCA complication rate did not vary between groups. No differences in procedural characteristics were seen after being analyzed by type of AF. Among patients with paroxysmal AF, 71.4% octogenarian
conclusionsRFCA is a safe and effective strategy to achieve normal sinus rhythm in a highly selected group of octogenarians. Paroxysmal AF ablation in octogenarians has similar clinical effectiveness as that seen in much younger patients. Non-paroxysmal AF ablation has lower, but still reasonable clinical effectiveness.
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