Prevalence and treatment reality of atrial fibrillation in geriatric patients - a prospective observational study

Recruiting

• Conditions: I48; Atrial fibrillation and flutter

• Registration Number: DRKS00025501
• Lead Sponsor: Katholische Hospitalvereinigung mGmbH

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-01-26
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1500

Inclusion Criteria

inpatient treatment in geriatric specialist clinic Lengenfeld unterm Stein

Exclusion Criteria

lack of consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br>newly detected atrial fibrillation in the ECG, long-term ECG

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Collection of relevant comorbidities, risk factors and drug therapy to describe the collective examined. The Barthel index as a measure of a patient's self-care abilities and the mini-mental status test, which offers an orientation to global cognitive disorders, are recorded as geriatric variables.