[Atrial fibrillation, an arrhythmia and a syndrome]. / Fibrilación auricular una arritmia y un sindrome.
Rev Med Chil
; 151(2): 222-228, 2023 Feb.
Article
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| ID: mdl-38293857
ABSTRACT
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia and is highly prevalent in elderly patients. It confers a higher risk for ischemic stroke, heart failure and death. The diagnosis and treatment of AF has been extensively studied and remain under constant revision. This article reviews the recent European guidelines and the advances observed with the introduction of direct oral anticoagulants in the last ten years. This new family of drugs has clear benefits in terms of efficacy and safety compared with traditional vitamin K antagonists. Treatment of most common comorbidities in patients with AF such as advanced age, heart failure, diabetes, renal failure, and others are also analyzed. New therapies for AF will be shortly available.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fibrilação Atrial
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Acidente Vascular Cerebral
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Insuficiência Cardíaca
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Guideline
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Med Chil
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Chile