Aggarwal Nikhil, Selvendran Subothini, Raphael Claire E, Vassiliou Vassilios
Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK ; Imperial College, London, UK.
Neurol Res Int. 2015;2015:374352. doi: 10.1155/2015/374352. Epub 2015 Apr 2.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia seen in clinical practice with prevalence in excess of 33 million worldwide. Although often asymptomatic and until recently considered a "benign" arrhythmia, it is now appreciated that thromboembolism resulting from AF results in significant morbidity and mortality predominantly due to stroke. Although an arrhythmia more commonly affecting the elderly, AF can also occur in the young. This review focuses on the impact of AF in the younger population and discusses the dilemmas of managing younger patients with AF.
心房颤动（AF）是临床实践中最常见的持续性心律失常，全球患病率超过3300万。虽然通常无症状，且直到最近还被认为是一种“良性”心律失常，但现在人们认识到，房颤导致的血栓栓塞主要由于中风而导致显著的发病率和死亡率。虽然房颤是一种更常见于老年人的心律失常，但也可发生于年轻人。本综述重点关注房颤在年轻人群中的影响，并讨论管理年轻房颤患者的困境。
