Impact of Age on Hospital Outcomes After Catheter Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-4-2024
Publication Title
Journal of Arrhythmia
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The real-world data on the safety profile of ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation among elderly patients is not well-established. This study aimed to evaluate the procedural outcomes among those aged 18-64 years versus those aged ≥65 years who underwent catheter ablation of VT.
METHOD: Using the Nationwide Readmissions Database, our study included patients aged ≥18 years who underwent VT catheter ablation between 2017 and 2020. We divided the patients into non-elderly (18-64 years old) and elderly age groups (≥65 years old). We then analyzed the in-hospital procedural outcome and 30-day readmission between these two groups.
RESULTS: Our study included 2075 (49.1%) non-elderly patients and 2153 (50.9%) elderly patients who underwent VT ablation. Post-procedurally, elderly patients had significantly higher rates of prolonged index hospitalization (≥7 days; 35.5% vs. 29.3%,
CONCLUSION: Elderly patients have worse in-hospital outcome, early mortality, non-home discharge, and 30-day readmission following catheter ablation for VT. There was no significant difference between elderly and non-elderly groups in the procedural complications.
Volume
40
Issue
2
First Page
317
Last Page
324
Recommended Citation
Tan MC, Yeo YH, Ang QX, Kiwan C, Fatunde O, Lee JZ, et al. Impact of age on hospital outcomes after catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia. J Arrhythm. 2024 Feb 5;40(2):317-324. doi: 10.1002/joa3.12998. PMID: 38586842.
DOI
10.1002/joa3.12998
ISSN
1880-4276
PubMed ID
38586842
