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GuidelineThrombosis and haemostasis2024

2024 Chinese Expert Consensus Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in the Elderly, Endorsed by Geriatric Society of Chinese Medical Association (Cardiovascular Group) and Chinese Society of Geriatric Health Medicine (Cardiovascular Branch): Executive Summary.

Yutang Wang, Yutao Guo, Mingzhao Qin, Jin Fan, Ming Tang, Xinjun Zhang, Hao Wang, Xiaoying Li, Gregory Y H Lip, Expert Reviewers

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Guideline in Thrombosis and haemostasis, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 71 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

71 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  9. Development and validation of a prediction model for ischemic stroke recurrence risk in patients with ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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  17. The Fibrillatory Wave Amplitude of ECG Decreases Over Time in Patients With Persistent AF: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Yutang WangDepartment of Cardiology, Second Medical Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yutao GuoPulmonary Vessel and Thrombotic Disease, Sixth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7626-7751
Mingzhao QinDepartment of Geriatrics, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Jin FanDepartment of Cardiology, Beijing Taikang Yanyuan Rehabilitation Hospital, Beijing, China.
Ming TangArrhythmia Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Xinjun ZhangGeriatric Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Hao WangDepartment of Cardiology, Second Medical Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Xiaoying LiDepartment of Cardiology, Second Medical Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Gregory Y H LipLiverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science at University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-7566-1626
Expert Reviewers

Funding

Beijing Natural Science Foundation L232117National Natural Science Foundation of China 82170309
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The consensus guidelines of the Geriatric Society of Chinese Medical Association on the management of atrial fibrillation (AF) in the elderly was first published in 2011 and updated in 2016, with endorsement by Chinese Society of Geriatric Health Medicine. Since then, many important studies regarding the screening and treatment in the elderly population have been reported, necessitating this updated expert consensus guideline. The writing committee members comprehensively reviewed updated evidence pertaining to elderly patients with AF, and formulated this 2024 update. The highlighted issues focused on the following: screening for AF, geriatric comprehensive assessment, use of the Atrial fibrillation Better Care (ABC) pathway for the elderly patients, and special clinical settings related to elderly patients with AF. New recommendations addressing smart technology facilitated AF screening, ABC pathway based management, and optimal anticoagulation were developed, with a focus on the elderly.

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AnticoagulantsAtrial FibrillationConsensusGeriatricsAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsChinaGeriatric AssessmentHumansRisk FactorsSocieties, MedicalAnticoagulants

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PMID38744425
PMCPMC11436293

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