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Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Arrhythmias in the Elderly
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is more common in the elderly and carries a unique phenotype. Elderly patients with OSA are less symptomatic and have...
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Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly
The second edition of this book updates, reviews, and discusses the latest findings on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of...
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Cardiac Arrhythmias in Oncological Patients—Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Management within the Context of the New ESC 2022 Guidelines
Purpose of ReviewTo provide an update on epidemiology, risk factors, and management of cardiac arrhythmias in oncological patients within the context...
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Nebivolol for the Treatment of Arrhythmias: a Narrative Review
Purpose of reviewBeta blockers are currently widely used for the treatment of arrhythmias, due to their beneficial properties of sympathetic tone...
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Insomnia and Cardiovascular Health: Exploring the Link Between Sleep Disorders and Cardiac Arrhythmias
AbstractCardiovascular diseases (CVDs), driven by modern lifestyles, have increased, with atrial fibrillation (AF) being a major concern linked to...
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Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in elderly and very elderly patients: safety, outcomes, and quality of life
BackgroundAtrial fibrillation (AF) risk increases with age. We aim to assess the efficacy and safety of catheter ablation in the older population.
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Burden of cardiac arrhythmias in patients with acute myocardial infarction and their impact on hospitalization outcomes: insights from China acute myocardial infarction (CAMI) registry
BackgroundThe coexistence of cardiac arrhythmias in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) usually exhibits poor prognosis. However, there...
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Significant abnormal glycemic variability increased the risk for arrhythmias in elderly type 2 diabetic patients
BackgroundLittle is known about whether the influence of glycemic variability on arrhythmia is related to age in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)....
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Head and neck cancer surgery in elderly patients: the role of frailty assessment
ObjectivesTo study whether any risk model, frailty index, patients' comorbidities, or demographic characteristics correlate with postoperative...
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Adult Congenital Heart Disease in the Aging and Elderly Population
Purpose of ReviewSince the turn of the 21 st century, there have been more adults than children living with congenital heart disease. Owing to...
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Predictive characteristics and model development for acute heart failure preceding hip fracture surgery in elderly hypertensive patients: a retrospective machine learning approach
BackgroundHip fractures are a serious health concern among the elderly, particularly in patients with hypertension, where the incidence of acute...
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Analysis of Adverse Events of Cholinesterase Inhibitors and NMDA Receptor Antagonists on Arrhythmias Using the Japanese Adverse Drug Event Report Database
BackgroundThe association between anti-dementia drugs and arrhythmia is uncertain. In addition, the effects of certain drug combinations are not yet...
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Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Heart Failure
Purpose of ReviewDespite substantial progress in medical and device-based heart failure (HF) therapy, ventricular arrhythmias (VA) and sudden cardiac...
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New-onset hypertension as a contributing factor to the incidence of atrial fibrillation in the elderly
Hypertension and atrial fibrillation are closely related. However, hypertension is already prevalent in young adults, but atrial fibrillation usually...
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The 2023 WSES guidelines on the management of trauma in elderly and frail patients
BackgroundThe trauma mortality rate is higher in the elderly compared with younger patients. Ageing is associated with physiological changes in...
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Heart Failure in the Elderly: the Role of Biological and Sociocultural Aspects Related to Sex
Purpose of ReviewHeart failure (HF) entails poor prognosis, with high morbidity and mortality burden, particularly in elderly patients. Notably,...
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Association of atrial arrhythmias with thrombospondin-1 in patients with acute myocardial infarction
ObjectivesAtrial remodeling is the main developmental cause of atrial arrhythmias (AA), which may induce atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, atrial...
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The effect of glycopyrrolate vs. atropine in combination with neostigmine on cardiovascular system for reversal of residual neuromuscular blockade in the elderly: a randomized controlled trial
BackgroundGlycopyrrolate-neostigmine (G/N) for reversing neuromuscular blockade (NMB) causes fewer changes in heart rate (HR) than...
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Sensitivity and Specificity of Wearables for Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly Populations: A Systematic Review
Purpose of ReviewThis study aims to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of wearable devices for AF detection in older adults, as well as examine...
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Systemic comorbidities of acromegaly in real-life experience: which difference among young and elderly patients?
IntroductionAcromegaly is a rare but potentially life-threatening disease, if not promptly managed, for the systemic complications due to the...
