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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1405-9940</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Archivos de cardiología de México]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Arch. Cardiol. Méx.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1405-9940</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1405-99402023000400429</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/acm.22000118</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Resultados del aislamiento eléctrico de las venas pulmonares en pacientes menores y mayores de 70 años]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Outcomes of pulmonary vein electrical isolation in patients younger than and older than 70 years]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Maid]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gustavo]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez-Bustamante]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Santiago]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Vergara]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan]]></given-names>
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<given-names><![CDATA[Florencia]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández-Villar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gonzalo]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rossi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Emiliano]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Costa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pablo]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Pizarro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rodolfo]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires Servicio de Cardiología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Buenos Aires ]]></addr-line>
<country>Argentina</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>93</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>429</fpage>
<lpage>434</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1405-99402023000400429&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1405-99402023000400429&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1405-99402023000400429&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción y objetivos: Comparar las características clínicas y los resultados de cohortes contemporáneas de pacientes menores y mayores de 70 años que han sido sometidos a ablación de fibrilación auricular (FA) mediante catéter.  Métodos: Se llevó a cabo un estudio de cohortes retrospectivo en pacientes sometidos a ablación con catéter debido a la presencia de FA refractaria. Se realizó un seguimiento mínimo de 12 meses por paciente.  Resultados: En el estudio se incluyeron un total de 239 pacientes sometidos a ablación de FA, de los cuales 171 (71,5%) pertenecían al grupo de edad &lt; 70 años y 68 (28,5%) al grupo de edad &gt; 70 años. La edad promedio de la población estudiada fue de 62,4 años (desviación estándar [DE] = 10,87). El grupo &lt; 70 años presentó una edad promedio de 58,03 años (DE = 9,71), mientras que el grupo &gt; 70 años tuvo una edad promedio de 73,4 años (DE = 3,05). Además, se observó una mayor prevalencia de FA paroxística en el grupo de pacientes menores de 70 años, mientras que en el grupo de pacientes mayores de 70 años se encontró una mayor prevalencia de FA persistente. Estas diferencias fueron estadísticamente significativas en ambos casos. Las tasas de recurrencia después del primer procedimiento de ablación fueron similares entre los dos grupos (21,43% en el grupo menor de 70 años frente a 23,53% en el grupo mayor de 70 años, p = 0,79). No se encontraron diferencias significativas en cuanto a complicaciones. El grupo menor de 70 años experimentó 18 complicaciones, mientras que el grupo mayor de 70 años tuvo 5 complicaciones, con un valor de p de 0,472.  Conclusión: Los pacientes mayores de 70 años sometidos al primer procedimiento de ablación de FA por catéter presentan resultados clínicos similares a los pacientes menores de 70 años.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction and objectives: The objective of this study is to compare the clinical characteristics and outcomes of contemporary cohorts of patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF), stratified by age (&lt; 70 years and &#8805; 70 years).  Methods: This retrospective cohort study included patients who underwent catheter ablation for refractory AF. The minimum follow-up duration per patient was 12 months.  Results: A total of 239 patients were included in the study, with 171 (71.5%) in the &lt; 70 years group and 68 (28.5%) in the &#8805; 70 years group. The mean age of the study population was 62.4 years (SD 10.87). The &lt; 70 years group had a mean age of 58.03 years (SD 9.71), while the &#8805; 70 years group had a mean age of 73.4 years (SD 3.05). Furthermore, a higher proportion of paroxysmal AF was observed in patients &lt; 70 years, whereas a higher proportion of persistent AF was found in patients &#8805; 70 years. These differences were statistically significant. The recurrence rates after the initial ablation procedure were similar between the two groups (21.43% in the &lt; 70 years group vs. 23.53% in the &#8805; 70 years group, p = 0.79). Additionally, there were no significant differences in terms of complications. The &lt; 70 years group experienced 18 complications, while the &#8805; 70 years group had 5 complications (p = 0.472).  Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that patients aged 70 years and older who undergo their first catheter ablation procedure for AF demonstrate similar clinical outcomes compared to patients younger than 70 years.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Fibrilación atrial]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ablación de radiofrecuencia por catéter]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Criterios de selección de pacientes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Atrial fibrillation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Radiofrequency catheter ablation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Patient selection criteria]]></kwd>
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