Efficacy and safety of catheter ablation in octogenarians

OBJECTIVES To determine whether catheter ablation is safe and effective in patients over the age of 80. BACKGROUND There is a tendency to withhold invasive therapy in the elderly until it has been proven safe and effective. METHODS Over a two-year period from February 1, 1996 to February 1, 1998, 69...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2000-02, Vol.35 (2), p.458-462
Main Authors: Zado, Erica S, Callans, David J, Gottlieb, Charles D, Kutalek, Steven P, Wilbur, Sabrina L, Samuels, Fania L, Hessen, Scott E, Movsowitz, Colin M, Fontaine, John M, Kimmel, Stephen E, Marchlinski, Francis E
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Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Catheter Ablation
Confidence Intervals
Diseases of the cardiovascular system
Female
Hospitals, Teaching
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
Retrospective Studies
Safety
Tachycardia, Supraventricular - surgery
Tachycardia, Ventricular - surgery
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:OBJECTIVES To determine whether catheter ablation is safe and effective in patients over the age of 80. BACKGROUND There is a tendency to withhold invasive therapy in the elderly until it has been proven safe and effective. METHODS Over a two-year period from February 1, 1996 to February 1, 1998, 695 consecutive patients underwent 744 catheter ablation procedures of supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias. These patients were divided into three groups based on age: ≥80 years, 60 to 79 years and
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(99)00544-6