Greenberg Heather
Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, California 92040, USA.
Crit Care Nurs Q. 2013 Apr-Jun;36(2):237-43. doi: 10.1097/CNQ.0b013e31828415dc.
Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia found in older adults that places them at a high risk for stroke. The presence of AF in an individual, especially older than 60 years, increases the risk of mortality, affects quality of life, and increases prevalence of heart failure. The goal of AF treatment is to maintain heart rate or rhythm control and stroke prevention through anticoagulation. With appropriate management of AF an improvement of symptoms and a reduced morbidity from stroke or heart failure can be achieved. The best treatment for AF is prevention and early diagnosis.
心房颤动是老年人中最常见的心律失常，会使他们面临较高的中风风险。个体出现房颤，尤其是60岁以上的人，会增加死亡风险，影响生活质量，并增加心力衰竭的患病率。房颤治疗的目标是通过抗凝来维持心率或节律控制以及预防中风。通过对房颤进行适当管理，可以改善症状，并降低中风或心力衰竭的发病率。房颤的最佳治疗方法是预防和早期诊断。
