Impact of age on atrial fibrillation recurrence following surgical ablation

被引：15

作者：

MacGregor, Robert M. ^{[1
]}

Khiabani, Ali J. ^{[1
]}

Bakir, Nadia H. ^{[1
]}

Manghelli, Joshua L. ^{[1
]}

Sinn, Laurie A. ^{[1
]}

Carter, Daniel, I ^{[1
]}

Maniar, Hersh S. ^{[1
]}

Moon, Marc R. ^{[1
]}

Schuessler, Richard B. ^{[1
]}

Melby, Spencer J. ^{[1
]}

Damiano, Ralph J., Jr. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Washington Univ, Barnes Jewish Hosp, Dept Surg, Div Cardiothorac Surg,Sch Med, St Louis, MO 63110 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY | 2021年 / 162卷 / 05期

基金：

美国国家卫生研究院;

关键词：

surgical ablation; Cox maze procedure; atrial fibrillation; elderly; long-term outcomes; TERM CLINICAL-EFFICACY; MAZE IV PROCEDURE; CATHETER ABLATION; RISK; PREVALENCE; OUTCOMES; PREDICTORS; CHADS(2); THERAPY; STROKE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.02.137

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Objectives: The incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients older than 75 years of age is expected to increase, and its treatment remains challenging. This study evaluated the impact of age on the outcomes of surgical ablation of AF. Methods: A retrospective review was performed of patients who underwent the Cox-maze IV procedure at a single institution between 2005 and 2017. The patients were divided into a younger (age<75 years, n = 548) and an elderly cohort (age >= 75 years, n = 148). Rhythm outcomes were assessed at 1 year and annually thereafter. Predictors of first atrial tachyarrhythmia (ATA) recurrence were determined using Fine-Gray regression, allowing for death as the competing risk. Results: The mean age of the elderly group was 78.5 +/- 2.8 years. The majority of patients (423/696, 61%) had nonparoxysmal AF. The elderly patients had a lower body mass index (P<.001) and greater rates of hypertension (P =.011), previous myocardial infarction (P =.017), heart failure (P<.001), and preoperative pacemaker (P =.008). Postoperatively, the elderly group had a greater rate of overall major complications (23% vs 14%, P =.017) and 30-day mortality (6% vs 2%, P =.026). The percent freedom from ATAs and antiarrhythmic drugs was lower in the elderly patients at 3 (69% vs 82%, P =.030) and 4 years (65% vs 79%, P =.043). By competing risk analysis, the incidence of first ATA recurrence was greater in elderly patients (33% vs 20% at 5 years; Gray test, P =.005). On Fine-Gray regression adjusted for clinically relevant covariates, increasing age was identified as a predictor of ATAs recurrence (subdistribution hazard ratio, 1.03; 95% confidence interval, 1.02-1.05, P<.001). Conclusions: The efficacy of the Cox-maze IV procedure was worse in elderly patients; however, the majority of patients remained free of ATAs at 5 years. The lower success rate in these greater-risk patients should be considered when deciding to perform surgical ablation.

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