There are no strict age contraindications for catheter ablation, and 80-year-olds who have a medical condition that requires and can tolerate radiofrequency ablation can choose to undergo the procedure.
The catheter ablation procedure will use X-ray, the normal development of the fetus may be affected by X-ray irradiation, therefore, it is clearly prohibited to carry out radiofrequency ablation treatment for women in the early and late stages of pregnancy.
For those who have serious underlying diseases and cannot tolerate the procedure, such as those who have malignant tumors and are completely malignant, those who have systemic diseases and are in exhaustion, and those who have severe cardiac insufficiency with edema, and so on.
Radiofrequency ablation surgery is generally chosen through the arteries and veins and other large blood vessels access, due to the arteries and veins abnormalities lead to surgery can not be smooth and safe access, is not suitable for radiofrequency ablation.
Radiofrequency ablation is a curative treatment for cardiac arrhythmias, and can be performed when the condition requires it, and when the basic physical condition of an 80-year-old person allows it. The treatment should be carried out under the guidance of a physician.