From: Concomitant ablation of atrial fibrillation in octogenarians: an observational study
Age < 80 yrs (n = 172) | Age ≥ 80 yrs (n = 28) | p | ||
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male gender | % (n) | 57.6 (99) | 35.7 (10) | 0.031 |
body surface area | m2 | 1.9 ± 0.22 | 1.8 ± 0.18 | 0.003 |
coronary artery disease | % (n) | 45.3 (78) | 50.0 (14) | 0.647 |
mitral valve disease | % (n) | 50.0 (86) | 28.6 (8) | 0.035 |
aortic valve disease | % (n) | 28.5 (49) | 67.8 (19) | < 0.001 |
others | % (n) | 9.3 (16) | - | - |
previous embolism | % (n) | 1.7 (3) | 7.1 (2) | 0.089 |
persistent AF | % (n) | 89.0 (153) | 75.0 (21) | 0.042 |
AF duration | months | 63 ± 86.3 | 48 ± 63.2 | 0.400 |
LA diameter | mm | 49 ± 8.8 | 49 ± 6.1 | 0.954 |
LVEF | 0.51 ± 0.013 | 0.52 ± 0.014 | 0.656 | |
LVEDD | mm | 54 ± 8.1 | 49 ± 10.4 | 0.379 |
NYHA class | 2.9 ± 0.81 | 3.4 ± 0.67 | 0.021 | |
logistic EuroSCORE | % | 7.4 ± 7.31 | 17.3 ± 10.93 | < 0.001 |