Atrial Fibrillation in the Young: A Neurologist's Nightmare.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia seen in clinical practice with prevalence in excess of 33 million worldwide. Although often asymptomatic and until recently considered a "benign" arrhythmia, it is now appreciated that thromboembolism resulting from AF results in significant morbidity and mortality predominantly due to stroke. Although an arrhythmia more commonly affecting the elderly, AF can also occur in the young. This review focuses on the impact of AF in the younger population and discusses the dilemmas of managing younger patients with AF.
Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK ; Imperial College, London, UK.
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Aggarwal
Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK ; Imperial College, London, UK.
Subothini
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Selvendran
Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK ; Imperial College, London, UK.
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Raphael
Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK ; Imperial College, London, UK.
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Vassiliou