Assessment of Frailty and Occurrence of Anxiety and Depression in Elderly Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.

Izabella Uchmanowicz Katarzyna Lomper Małgorzata Gros Marta Kaluzna-Oleksy Ewa Anita Jankowska Joanna Rosińczuk Tomasz Cyrkot Remigiusz Szczepanowski

Published in: Clinical interventions in aging (2020)

FS is common in the population of elderly patients with AF. We found evidence for the association between symptoms of anxiety and depression and the incidence of FS in this group of patients. Due to the risk of consequences which may in part be irreversible, screening for FS is recommended.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
community dwelling
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
middle aged
chronic kidney disease
atrial fibrillation
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
physical activity
patient reported outcomes