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Research Article: Management and Anticoagulation Treatment of Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly Patients: The Dali Study

Date Published: 2023-08-14

Abstract:
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a prevalent age-related disease that affects the elderly predominately. As countries enter into an aging society, the incidence of AF is on the rise and shows no signs of abating. According to a Global Burden of Disease Study, there are an estimated million patients diagnosed with AF worldwide. Trends suggest that this figure will surpass million in the United States, and million in China by ., Despite this, AF remains a widely overlooked arrhythmia in clinical practice, presenting a substantial burden on health care systems in high-income and low- to middle-income countries worldwide., Inadequate management of AF may lead to severe complications such as heart failure, stroke and dementia, posing further harm to patients’ health. Moreover, AF can also reduce patients’ quality of life significantly. Patients diagnosed with paroxysmal AF or persistent AF have been found to have a lower quality of life, including dimensions such as disease burden, overall life satisfaction, mental health, and physical function. The decline in quality of life has been comparable to that of heart failure and patients who have undergone coronary intervention.

Introduction:
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a prevalent age-related disease that affects the elderly predominately. As countries enter into an aging society, the incidence of AF is on the rise and shows no signs of abating. According to a Global Burden of Disease Study, there are an estimated million patients diagnosed with AF worldwide. Trends suggest that this figure will surpass million in the United States, and million in China by . , Despite this, AF remains a widely overlooked arrhythmia in clinical practice, presenting a…

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