The Impact of Age on 5‐Year Outcomes After Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is an established therapeutic rhythm approach in symptomatic patients. Many studies have shown that age has little to no impact on outcomes during the first year after ablation. However, AF is a disease of aging and age‐based substrate for arrhythmia is likely to progress. To this regard, we examined patients with 5‐year outcome data following an index AF ablation procedure to define the impact of age on long‐term outcomes.

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