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Roberto A. Franken, Ronaldo F. Rosa1, Silvio CM Santos. Atrial fibrillation in the elderly[J]. Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, 2012, 9(2): 91-100. DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1263.2011.12293
Citation: Roberto A. Franken, Ronaldo F. Rosa1, Silvio CM Santos. Atrial fibrillation in the elderly[J]. Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, 2012, 9(2): 91-100. DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1263.2011.12293

Atrial fibrillation in the elderly

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  • Received Date: December 28, 2011
  • This review discusses atrial fibrillation according to the guidelines of Brazilian Society of Cardiac Arrhythmias and the Brazilian Cardiogeriatrics Guidelines. We stress the thromboembolic burden of atrial fibrillation and discuss how to prevent it as well as the best way to conduct cases of atrial fibrillatios in the elderly, reverting the arrhythmia to sinus rhythm, or the option of heart rate control. The new methods to treat atrial fibrillation, such as radiofrequency ablation, new oral direct thrombin inhibitors and Xa factor inhibitors, as well as new antiarrhythmic drugs, are depicted.
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