Atrial Fibrillation, Transient Ischaemic Attack, and Stroke in older people
A themed collection in Age and Ageing journal
With an increase in the ageing population, there is a rise in the burden of cardiovascular disease. Age and Ageing have compiled collections of their key cardiovascular themed papers. The first Age and Ageing Cardiovascular Collection focussed on blood pressure, coronary heart disease and heart failure. In this second collection, publications since 2011 were selected with emphasis on atrial fibrillation (AF), transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and stroke. The prevalence of TIA and stroke increases as people get older. In this commentary we summarise studies published in Age and Ageing that bring to the fore the need for a multidisciplinary, person-centred approach to care, conscientious identification of risk factors and their management, and prevention strategies which will inform policy ultimately reducing the burden of cost placed by stroke care on healthcare financing.
There is a commentary to accompany this collection, also published in Age and Ageing: Atrial fibrillation, transient ischaemic attack and stroke in older people.
The BGS Spring 2023 conference includes a programme focusing on cardiovascular disease in older people and this collection of Age and Ageing papers has been scheduled to complement those resources. We hope delegates and those who follow the conference with #BGSconf enjoy some further reading. You can register for the conference here.
The Collection:
- Prevalence and implications of frailty in acute stroke: systematic review & meta-analysis. Jennifer K Burton, Jennifer Stewart, Mairi Blair, Sinead Oxley, Amy Wass, Martin Taylor-Rowan, Terence J Quinn
- The future incidence, prevalence and costs of stroke in the UK. Derek King, Raphael Wittenberg, Anita Patel, Zahid Quayyum, Vladislav Berdunov, Martin Knapp
- Clinical frailty independently predicts early mortality after ischaemic stroke. Nicholas R Evans, Jasmine Wall, Benjaman To, Stephen J Wallis, Roman Romero-Ortuno, Elizabeth A Warburton
- Older age is a strong predictor for poor outcome in intracerebral haemorrhage: the INTERACT2 study. Karin Rådholm, Hisatomi Arima, Richard I. Lindley, Jiguang Wang, Christophe Tzourio, Thompson Robinson, Emma Heeley, Craig S. Anderson, John Chalmers
- Effectiveness and safety of oral anticoagulants in older patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis. Ying Bai, Shi-Dong Guo, Hai Deng, Alena Shantsila, Laurent Fauchier, Chang-Sheng Ma, Gregory Y H Lip
- Prevalence of atrial fibrillation and outcomes in older long-term care residents: a systematic review. Leona A Ritchie, Oluwakayode B Oke, Stephanie L Harrison, Sarah E Rodgers, Gregory Y H Lip, Deirdre A Lane
- Reasons for discontinuing oral anticoagulation therapy for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review. Jackie Buck, Julia Fromings Hill, Alison Martin, Cassandra Springate, Bikramaditya Ghosh, Rachel Ashton, Gerry Lee, Andrzei Orlowski
- Attitudes of physicians regarding anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review. Dan Pugh, Jack Pugh, Gillian E. Mead
- Changes in antiplatelet use prior to incident ischaemic stroke over 7 years in a UK centre and the association with stroke subtype. James R. White, Joao H. Bettencourt-Silva, John F. Potter, Yoon K. Loke, Phyo Kyaw Myint
- Delay between symptom onset and clinic attendance following TIA and minor stroke: the BEATS study. Andrew D. Wilson, Dawn Coleby, Nicholas A. Taub, Claire Weston, Thompson G. Robinson
- Important factors in predicting mortality outcome from stroke: findings from the Anglia Stroke Clinical Network Evaluation Study. Phyo Kyaw Myint, Max O. Bachmann, Yoon Kong Loke, Stanley D. Musgrave, Gill M. Price, Rachel Hale, Anthony Kneale Metcalf, David A. Turner, Diana J. Day, Elizabeth A. Warburton, John F. Potter
- Explanatory factors for the association between depression and long-term physical disability after stroke. Luis Ayerbe, Salma A. Ayis, Siobhan Crichton, Anthony G. Rudd, Charles D. A. Wolfe
- Health-related quality of life is associated with stroke deficits in older adults. Kyoung-bok Min, Jin-young Min
- There is a commentary to accompany this collection, also published in Age and Ageing: Atrial fibrillation, transient ischaemic attack and stroke in older people.
- Estimated societal costs of stroke in the UK based on a discrete event simulation. Anita Patel, Vladislav Berdunov, Zahidul Quayyum, Derek King, Martin Knapp, Raphael Wittenberg
- Atrial fibrillation, transient ischaemic attack and stroke in older people. The original commentary for this collection.