Comparative Outcomes of Catheter Ablation and Antiarrhythmic Drugs in  Elderly Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Zahoor Ahmed Shah, Hafiz Muhammad Shafique, Atif Imran, Zain ul Abideen, Asim Saif  Ahmad, Muhammad Zarrar Arif Butt, Farah Naz Tahir

Comparative Outcomes of Catheter Ablation and Antiarrhythmic Drugs in Elderly Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Authors

Zahoor Ahmed Shah, Hafiz Muhammad Shafique, Atif Imran, Zain ul Abideen, Asim Saif Ahmad, Muhammad Zarrar Arif Butt, Farah Naz Tahir

Keywords:

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; elderly; rhythm control

Abstract

In a prospective cohort of 400 elderly patients (≥70 years) with symptomatic atrial fibrillation(AF), 200 underwent catheter ablation

References

Arcara KM, Sullivan RM, Hernandez AF, et al. Long-term efficacy and safety of rhythmcontrol strategies in atrial fibrillation among elderly patients. Eur J Clin Invest. 2022;52(3)

January CT, Wann LS, Calkins H, et al. 2022 AHA/ACC/HRS guideline for management of atrial fibrillation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022;79(14) –e245.

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Published

2025-06-16

How to Cite

Zahoor Ahmed Shah, Hafiz Muhammad Shafique, Atif Imran, Zain ul Abideen, Asim Saif Ahmad, Muhammad Zarrar Arif Butt, Farah Naz Tahir. (2025). Comparative Outcomes of Catheter Ablation and Antiarrhythmic Drugs in Elderly Patients with Atrial Fibrillation . International Journal of Pharmacy Research & Technology (IJPRT), 15(2), 18–22. Retrieved from https://www.ijprt.org/index.php/pub/article/view/605