Periprocedural Safety of Interventional Electrophysiological Procedures in Octogenarians and Nonagenarians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Catheter ablation is an established treatment for cardiac arrhythmia. There is a lack of data on invasive electrophysiological (EP) procedures in aged patients.

Methods

Consecutive patients ≥ 80 years who underwent catheter ablation or left atrial appendage closure procedures between January 2005 and December 2017 in a high-volume center were retrospectively studied and compared to a matched control group of individuals < 80 years of age.

Results

The aged group consisted of 486 patients who underwent 566 procedures at a mean age of 82.7 ± 2.5 years (range 80-95 years). A cohort of 480 patients aged < 80 years (mean age 64.1 ± 13.3 years) with 566 procedures served as a control group. Performed procedures were atrial arrhythmia ablation including atrial fibr

SUBMITTER: Sciacca V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12337617 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature