Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1902864 | Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics | 2012 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Atrial fibrillation predicts long-term mortality in elderly subjects. ⺠Elderly subjects with atrial fibrillation are characterized by the “frailty” sindrome. ⺠Atrial fibrillation predicts long-term mortality in elderly subjects without but not in those with chronic heart failure.
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Authors
Gianluca Testa, Francesco Cacciatore, David Della-Morte, Gianluigi Galizia, Francesca Mazzella, Gaetano Gargiulo, Assunta Langellotto, Daniele D'Ambrosio, Nicola Ferrara, Franco Rengo, Pasquale Abete,