Key result
Age-related pathogenesis increases AF risk in the elderly and complicates diagnosis and treatment strategies.
This review highlights the mechanisms predisposing elderly patients to atrial fibrillation and discusses unique features in their diagnosis, stroke prevention, and treatment.
May guide age-specific AF strategies in practice; leaves open prospective validation of tailored approaches.
With aging, the pathogenesis processes of atrial fibrillation ( AF ) are heightened. In this article, we review the mechanisms that predispose elderly patients to AF . We also highlight the unique features in diagnosis, stroke prevention, and treatment strategies for the elderly patient with AF .
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Chen et al. (2018) studied this question. Elderly patients experience heightened predisposition to atrial fibrillation due to age-related pathogenesis processes that affect diagnosis and treatment strategies.
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