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The Effect of Age on Clinical Presentations of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

    Mahmood Riyadh Al-Haleem Ali Jabbar Al-Ibrahemi Taghreed Khazal Mohammed

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2017, Volume 16, Issue 2, Pages 169-175

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Abstract

ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND:
Atrial fibrillation(AF) is a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia characterized by uncoordinated atrial activation with consequent deterioration of atrial mechanical function.
OBJECTIVE:
To demonstrate the effect of the age on clinical presentations of patients with atrial fibrillation.
METHODS:
This is a descriptive cross sectional study carried out in a tertiary cardiac center for 191 patients with atrial fibrillation who attended the selected hospital for any complaint.Their age was ranging from 18 years and above of both sexes.
RESULTS:
The more frequent age group for both sexes was between (40-65years). Palpitation was significant presentation in patient above 65 years and dyspnea and hypotention were more in patients below 40 years.The age is also had a significant effect on cardiomegaly on CXR, and on the echocardiographic findings of dilated LA, dilated LV, diastolic dysfunction and segmental wall abnormalities.
CONCLUSION:
The incidence of atrial fibrillation is age and gender related and age has an important effect on certain clinical presentations.
Keywords:
    KEY WORD Effect of age cinical presentations
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(2017). The Effect of Age on Clinical Presentations of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal, 16(2), 169-175.
Mahmood Riyadh Al-Haleem; Ali Jabbar Al-Ibrahemi; Taghreed Khazal Mohammed. "The Effect of Age on Clinical Presentations of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation". Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal, 16, 2, 2017, 169-175.
(2017). 'The Effect of Age on Clinical Presentations of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation', Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal, 16(2), pp. 169-175.
The Effect of Age on Clinical Presentations of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2017; 16(2): 169-175.
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