Sex Differences in the Combined Ablation and Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Results From LAACablation Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

More than 40% of left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) procedures were combined with atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation in China.

Objectives

This study aimed to assess the sex differences in the combined radiofrequency catheter ablation and LAAC procedures.

Methods

Data from the LAACablation (Left Atrial Appendage Closure in Combination With Catheter Ablation) registry, which enrolled AF patients who underwent the combined procedure between 2018 and 2021, were analyzed. Procedural complications, long-term outcomes, and quality of life (QoL) were compared between sexes.

Results

Of 931 patients, 402 (43.2%) were women. Compared with men, women were older (age 71.3 ± 7.4 years vs 68.7 ± 8.1 years; P < 0.001), presented more often with paroxysmal AF

SUBMITTER: Chen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9982225 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature