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Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in the elderly.

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Williams, ES; Hall, B; Traub, D; Bahnson, T; Hranitzky, P; Zareba, W; Daubert, JP
Published in: Curr Opin Cardiol
January 2011

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Atrial fibrillation is increasingly prevalent among older adults and is a major contributor to morbidity in this population due to associated strokes, heart failure, and quality of life impairment. Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation is demonstrated to be superior to antiarrhythmic therapy for the control of symptomatic and medically refractory atrial fibrillation, but its safety and efficacy in the elderly are not well understood. Clinical trials to guide the optimal management strategy in this population are lacking. RECENT FINDINGS: Several nonrandomized clinical studies have recently addressed the issue of catheter ablation in the elderly and show favorable rates of success. Unfortunately, these studies are limited by the relatively small numbers of patients examined and often by their single-center and retrospective nature. SUMMARY: Before the results of these studies can be extrapolated, data from larger cohorts of elderly patients followed prospectively are desperately needed.

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Curr Opin Cardiol

DOI

EISSN

1531-7080

Publication Date

January 2011

Volume

26

Issue

1

Start / End Page

25 / 29

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Catheter Ablation
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aged
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology
 

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Williams, E. S., Hall, B., Traub, D., Bahnson, T., Hranitzky, P., Zareba, W., & Daubert, J. P. (2011). Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in the elderly. Curr Opin Cardiol, 26(1), 25–29. https://doi.org/10.1097/HCO.0b013e3283413978
Williams, Eric S., Burr Hall, Darren Traub, Tristram Bahnson, Patrick Hranitzky, Wojciech Zareba, and James P. Daubert. “Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in the elderly.Curr Opin Cardiol 26, no. 1 (January 2011): 25–29. https://doi.org/10.1097/HCO.0b013e3283413978.
Williams ES, Hall B, Traub D, Bahnson T, Hranitzky P, Zareba W, et al. Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in the elderly. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2011 Jan;26(1):25–9.
Williams, Eric S., et al. “Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in the elderly.Curr Opin Cardiol, vol. 26, no. 1, Jan. 2011, pp. 25–29. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/HCO.0b013e3283413978.
Williams ES, Hall B, Traub D, Bahnson T, Hranitzky P, Zareba W, Daubert JP. Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in the elderly. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2011 Jan;26(1):25–29.

Published In

Curr Opin Cardiol

DOI

EISSN

1531-7080

Publication Date

January 2011

Volume

26

Issue

1

Start / End Page

25 / 29

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Catheter Ablation
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aged
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology