Download or read book Cardiac Rhythm Disorders in Older Adults, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine written by Michael W. Rich and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine focuses on the pharmacological, non-pharmacological, and device therapies in the medical management of cardiac rhythm disorders in the elderly population. It also reviews the epidemiology of arrhythmias and conduction disorders in older adults, atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter: stroke prevention, bradyarrhythmias and conduction disorders, and comorbidities, quality of life, and end-of-life issues in older patients with heart rhythm disorders.