ReviewJournal of geriatric cardiology : JGC2019
Atrial fibrillation in the elderly.
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- Clinical characteristics and outcomes of ischemic stroke despite appropriate oral anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of real-world studies.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Pooled it
- Reporting quality of randomized controlled trials evaluating non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Development and internal validation of a nomogram to predict postoperative atrial fibrillation in elderly patients with lung cancer.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Association between blood test indicators and atrial fibrillation in elderly patients aged 65 and above in the Central Jiangsu region: a cross-sectional study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Article
- Development and validation a nomogram for predicting new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation following pulmonary resection.BMC surgery · 2024Article
- Atrial fibrillation and COVID-19: an analysis of the ambulatory database.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
- Tic-Tac: A Translational Approach in Mechanisms Associated with Irregular Heartbeat and Sinus Rhythm Restoration in Atrial Fibrillation Patients.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Mortality risk factors in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection and atrial fibrillation: Data from the SEMI-COVID-19 registry.Medicina clinica · 2022Article
- Mortality risk factors in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection and atrial fibrillation: Data from the SEMI-COVID-19 registry.Medicina clinica (English ed.) · 2022Article
- Beta receptor blocker therapy for the elderly in the COVID-19 era.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Review
- Metabolic Inflexibility as a Pathogenic Basis for Atrial Fibrillation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Frailty Syndrome in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Diseases-What Do We Know and What Requires Further Research?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Role and mechanism of lncRNA under magnetic nanoparticles in atrial autonomic nerve remodeling during radiofrequency ablation of recurrent atrial fibrillation.Bioengineered · 2022Article
- Alcohol consumption in relation to the incidence of atrial fibrillation in an elderly Chinese population.Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC · 2022Article
- The cellular mechanobiology of aging: from biology to mechanics.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2021Review
- Identification of circRNA-miRNA-mRNA Regulatory Network and Autophagy Interaction Network in Atrial Fibrillation Based on Bioinformatics Analysis.International journal of general medicine · 2021Article
- The Diagnostic Yield of Routine Electrocardiography in Hypertension and Implications for Care in a Southwestern Nigerian Practice.International journal of general medicine · 2021Article
- Atrial Fibrillation on Patients with Vascular Dementia: A Fundamental Target for Correct Management.Brain sciences · 2020Article
- Association between body mass index and the risk of bleeding in elderly patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation taking dabigatran: a cohort study.Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC · 2020Article
- Hearing loss and cognitive decline among older adults with atrial fibrillation: the SAGE-AF study.Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC · 2020Article
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Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in elderly population, with age being one of the most important factors involved in its pathogenesis. Conduction disturbances may be present on the surface electrocardiogram before AF onset in some patients. Once this arrhythmia is diagnosed, antithrombotic therapy is mandatory in most cases, as this is the only treatment that has demonstrated to improve survival. Age increases both the risk of thromboembolic and bleeding complications, while benefits from anticoagulant therapy outweigh that from bleeding in most scenarios, also in very elderly patients. However, elderly patients with AF are often undertreated. Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants have emerged as an alternative to vitamin K antagonists, with significant less adverse events and better profile in terms of efficacy and safety. Other conditions related to age should be carefully evaluated in these patients (including frailty, comorbidity and polypharmacy) to ensure an individualized clinical and therapeutic approach.
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