Mitrousi Konstantina, Lip Gregory Y H, Apostolakis Stavros
University of Birmingham Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, City Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
J Atr Fibrillation. 2013 Jun 30;6(1):783. doi: 10.4022/jafib.783. eCollection 2013 Jun-Jul.
Atrial fibrillation is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. There is a strong relationship between atrial fibrillation and aging, thromboembolism, stroke, congestive heart failure and hypertension. In addition, advanced age is a powerful risk factor for stroke and thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation. For many years, vitamin K antagonists were the only approved anticoagulants for the management of atrial fibrillation. Lately new anticoagulants made their appearance and large trials have already shown their superiority against vitamin K antagonists. Since the arrhythmia is encountered frequently in the elderly, it is crucial to identify the beneficial effects of the novel oral anticoagulants in this particular patient population.
心房颤动与显著的发病率和死亡率相关。心房颤动与衰老、血栓栓塞、中风、充血性心力衰竭和高血压之间存在密切关系。此外,高龄是心房颤动患者发生中风和血栓栓塞的重要危险因素。多年来,维生素K拮抗剂是唯一被批准用于治疗心房颤动的抗凝剂。最近,新型抗凝剂问世,大型试验已表明它们优于维生素K拮抗剂。由于这种心律失常在老年人中经常出现,因此确定新型口服抗凝剂对这一特定患者群体的有益作用至关重要。