Clinical management of arrhythmias in elderly patients: results of the European Heart Rhythm Association survey.

Authors :: Chen J
Hocini M
Larsen TB
Proclemer A
Sciaraffia E
Blomström-Lundqvist C
Source :: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology [Europace] 2015 Feb; Vol. 17 (2), pp. 314-7.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: The purpose of this survey was to assess clinical practice in management of cardiac arrhythmias in elderly patients (age ≥75 years) in the European countries. The data are based on an electronic questionnaire sent to the European Heart Rhythm Association Research Network members. Responses were received from 50 centres in 20 countries. The results of the survey have shown that management of cardiac arrhythmias is generally in accordance with the guidelines and consensus recommendations on management of cardiac arrhythmias, although there are some areas of variation, especially on age limit and exclusion of elderly patients for anticoagulation, ablation, and device therapy.<br /> (Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2015. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1532-2092
Volume :: 17
Issue :: 2
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 25634939
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euv010

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