Frailty Impact on Periprocedural Outcomes of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation.

ABSTRACT: Background: Frail patients undergoing AF ablation face elevated periprocedural risks. However, prior studies often examined composite or long-term outcomes and did not stratify acute complication risks by frailty severity. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of frailty, measured by the Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) on in-hospital outcomes after AF ablation, and to delineate the risk of specific acute complications across frailty levels. Methods: We analyzed a national inpatient cohort of AF ablation hospitalizations (2016-2021). Patients were stratified into low-, intermediate-, and high-frailty groups by HFRS. In-hospital mortality and major complications (stroke, respiratory failure, sepsis, acute dialysis, cardiac arrest, cardiogenic

SUBMITTER: Leshem E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12787278 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature