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Herzrhythmusstörungen bei alten Menschen — Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Therapie

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Herz- und Kreislauferkrankungen im Alter
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Die Erkennung und Behandlung von Herzrhythmusstörungen bei älteren Patienten stellt ein wichtiges klinisches Problem dar, das heute nicht nur den kardiologisch tätigen Arzt konfrontiert. Kardiovaskuläre Erkrankungen sind vorwiegend Erkrankungen des älteren Menschen geworden, wobei sich über 70% der kardiovaskulär bedingten Todesfälle im Alter nach 65 Jahren ereignen. Dabei scheinen Arrhythmien häufiger denn je im Alter vorzukommen. Dafür könnte die verbesserte Erfassungsmöglichkeit, z. B. mittels Langzeit EKG-Registrierung, verantwortlich sein. Aber auch die im Alter weit verbreitete Anwendung von herz- und kreislaufwirksamen Medikamenten, wie Digitalis und Diuretika, scheint durch ihre Wirkung auf den Herzrhythmus eine Rolle zu spielen. Ein weiterer wichtiger Grund liegt in der Zunahme der allgemeinen Lebenserwartung, da z.B. die Häufigkeit ventrikulärer Extrasystolen mit dem Alter selbst bei Herzgesunden ansteigt (Tabelle 1). Gleichzeitig erscheinen auf dem Arzneimittelmarkt laufend neue Antiarrhythmika (Tabelle 2). Diese Medikamente sind keineswegs frei von Nebenwirkungen, die vor allem beim älteren Patienten durch eine veränderte Pharmakokinetik gehäuft vorkommen können.

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Schöneberger, A.A. (1990). Herzrhythmusstörungen bei alten Menschen — Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Therapie. In: Kark, B., Werner, H. (eds) Herz- und Kreislauferkrankungen im Alter. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85384-5_20

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