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

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

Authors

Evgeny N Mikhaylov^{1

2}, Tamas Szili-Torok³, Dmitry S Lebedev¹

Affiliations

¹ Arrhythmia Department, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
² Neuromodulation Laboratory, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
³ Electrophysiology Unit, Cardiology Department, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

PMID: 29056953
PMCID: PMC5641640
DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2017.09.009

No abstract available

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

Publication types

Editorial