Interní Med. 2008; 10(9): 397-401
Arrhythmias in seniority
- Interní klinika, Krajská nemocnice T. Bati a.s., Zlín
Arrhythmias present a heterogenous group of complications occurring in virtually all heart diseases. Frequency and severity of chronic heart disease increases with age, and heart rhythm disorders come to the fore along with such conditions. While arrhythmias in a younger individual often proceed asymptomatically, in older patients with chronic heart disease, often along with other associated diseases, hemodynamic parameters are significantly worsened by simultaneously occurring arrhythmias. In addition to progressing organic disease the development of arrhythmias in older age is enhanced to a large degree by the degenerative processes in the myocardium, by polymorbidity of patients with frequent disturbances of the inner environment, as well as by drug interactions and, last but not least, possible proarrhythmogenous effects of antiarrhythmic drugs administered to them.
Keywords: Key words: arrhythmias, antiarrhythmic therapy, chronic heart disease in older age.
Published: November 1, 2008 Show citation
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