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This review provides an overview of atrial fibrillation in elderly patients, addressing the pros and cons of various management strategies and offering a practical approach within current guidelines.
This review provides an overview of atrial fibrillation management strategies in elderly patients, offering a practical approach within current guidelines.
Provides a practical synthesis of AF strategies in the elderly; leaves open the need for dedicated prospective trials in this population.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common in the elderly population. Elderly patients with AF are often asymptomatic, may have atypical presentation or may present with heart failure or thromboembolic complications. The optimal management strategy of AF in the elderly population is challenging. We present an overview of AF in elderly patients, in particular addressing the pros and cons of various management strategies, and provide a practical approach within the guidelines.
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Hakim et al. (2014) conducted a review in Atrial fibrillation. Management strategies was evaluated. This review provides an overview of atrial fibrillation in elderly patients, addressing the pros and cons of various management strategies and offering a practical approach within current guidelines.
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