Atrial Fibrillation in Older People: Concepts and Controversies

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the commonest cardiac rhythm abnormality and has a significant disease burden. Amongst its devastating complications is stroke, the risk of which increases with age. The stroke risk in an older person with AF is therefore tremendous, and oral-anticoagulation (OAC) therapy...

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Main Authors: Zafraan Zathar, Anne Karunatilleke, Ameenathul M. Fawzy, Gregory Y. H. Lip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2019.00175/full