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Editorial
. 2017 Sep;14(9):541-546.
doi: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2017.09.009.

Percutaneous interventions in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: left atrial ablation and left atrial appendage occlusion

Evgeny N Mikhaylov  1   2 , Tamas Szili-Torok  3 , Dmitry S Lebedev  1
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Editorial

Percutaneous interventions in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: left atrial ablation and left atrial appendage occlusion

Evgeny N Mikhaylov et al. J Geriatr Cardiol. 2017 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Efficacy; Left atrial appendage; Occlusion; Safety; The elderly.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Forest plot analysis of AF ablation success in patients aged < 75 and > 75 years.
Only seven studies with evaluation of arrhythmia-free rate in patients >75 years old and a control group were included. No heterogeneity analysis was performed, since all studies were observational. Statistical analysis and graphical presentation were performed using Excel 2003 SP3 (Microsoft Corporation, USA). AF: atrial fibrillation.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Forest plot analysis of major complications related to AF ablation in patients aged < 75 and > 75 years.
Only seven studies with evaluation of arrhythmia-free rate in patients > 75 years old and a control group were included. No heterogeneity analysis was performed, since all studies were observational. AF: atrial fibrillation.
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