Outcome of octogenarians with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the AFCAS registry

ConclusionsIn real‐world patients with AF undergoing PCI, patients aged ≥80 years had higher incidence of MACCE at 12‐month follow‐up compared with younger patients, although they received comparable antithrombotic treatment. The rates of bleeding events were similar.

Source: Clinical Cardiology - December 15, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Heli M. Lahtela, Aissa Bah, Tuomas Kiviniemi, Wail Nammas, Axel Schlitt, Andrea Rubboli, Pasi P. Karjalainen, Marco Proietti, Juha E.K. Hartikainen, Gregory Y.H. Lip, K.E. Juhani Airaksinen Tags: CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research