Atrial Fibrillation Ablation in Older Patients Is Associated With Cognitive Improvement at 1 Year

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
² Department of Cardiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Cardiology, The Western Hospital, Henley Beach, South Australia, Australia.
³ Department of Cardiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
⁴ SEED Life Span, School of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
⁵ Curtin Centre for Clinical Research and Education, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
⁶ Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.
⁷ Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; The Baker Heart and Diabetes Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia; Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
⁸ Department of Cardiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; The Baker Heart and Diabetes Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia; University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: Jon.Kalman@mh.org.au.

Leonid Maizels et al. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2025 Sep.

. 2025 Sep;11(9):2064-2067.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2025.05.019. Epub 2025 Jul 16.

¹ Department of Cardiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
² Department of Cardiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Cardiology, The Western Hospital, Henley Beach, South Australia, Australia.
³ Department of Cardiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
⁴ SEED Life Span, School of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
⁵ Curtin Centre for Clinical Research and Education, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
⁶ Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.
⁷ Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; The Baker Heart and Diabetes Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia; Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
⁸ Department of Cardiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; The Baker Heart and Diabetes Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia; University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: Jon.Kalman@mh.org.au.

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Keywords: ablation; atrial fibrillation; cognitive improvement; older patients.

Conflict of interest statement

Funding Support and Author Disclosures The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.