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This guide has been developed to assist healthcare providers in managing atrial fibrillation in older adults. It is based on two publications of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), the 12th edition of The Geriatrics Review Syllabus and 2025 edition of Geriatrics At Your Fingertips^®, and the 2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines.

Management of Atrial Fibrillation content was reviewed and updated in January 2025 by James T. Pacala, MD, MS, AGSF and Michael W. Rich, MD, AGSF.

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As new research and clinical experience broaden our knowledge of medicine, changes in treatment and drug therapy are required. The content within the Management of Atrial Fibrillation app is published by the American Geriatrics Society as a service to healthcare providers involved in the care of older adults, and to older adults and their caregivers.

Some recommendations in this publication may suggest the use of agents for purposes or in dosages other than those recommended in product labeling. Such recommendations are based on reports in peer-reviewed publications and are not based on or influenced by any material or advice from pharmaceutical or health care product manufacturers.

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