Long-term outcomes of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in octogenarians.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Catheter ablation is superior to pharmacological therapy in controlling atrial fibrillation (AF). There are few data on the long-term outcome of AF ablation in octogenarian patients. This analysis aims to evaluate the outcome of AF ablation in octogenarians vs. younger patients.

Methods

In this retrospective study in 13 centres in the UK, France, and Switzerland, the long-term outcomes of 473 consecutive octogenarian patients undergoing ablation for AF were compared to 473 matched younger controls (median age 81.3 [80.0, 83.0] vs. 64.4 [56.5, 70.7] years, 54.3% vs. 35.1% females; p-value for both < 0.001). The primary endpoint was the recurrence of atrial arrhythmia after a blanking period of 90 days within 365 days of follow-up.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Kozhuharov N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12436546 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature