OLDER AGE SHOULD NOT ALWAYS STAND FOR CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT: LEFT ATRIAL FIBROSIS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
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Percutaneous interventions in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: left atrial ablation and left atrial appendage occlusion
Heart rhythm disturbances become of special importance when patients reach a senior age. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent arrhythmia among the old age groups, and its impact on morbidity and mortality becomes of paramount significance. In this population, AF is responsible for significant amount of thromboembolic cerebrovascular events, especially for disabling and fatal strokes. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(16)30852-x