Atrial fibrillation: management for the geriatric patient.
Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common rhythm disorders encountered in the geriatric population. The diagnosis is well established, but the treatment has undergone many changes. Many long-held notions have been challenged and new treatment options, both medical and procedural, have offered new hope in the management of this disease in the elderly. This review will describe atrial fibrillation from its diagnosis to the common and more cutting-edge treatment modalities with special focus on the elderly population.
Krishnan
Kousik
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Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. kousik_krishnan@rush.edu
D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004554:Electric Countershock; D006801:Humans; D019934:International Normalized Ratio; D014859:Warfarin / Q000008:administration & dosage
D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin