Polypharmacy as part of comprehensive geriatric assessment: disclosure of false diagnosis of atrial fibrillation by drug revision

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Sep;55(9):1476-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01305.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amiodarone / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / therapeutic use
  • Artifacts*
  • Aspirin / therapeutic use
  • Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / drug therapy
  • Atrial Fibrillation / etiology
  • Diagnostic Errors*
  • Electrocardiography*
  • Female
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Geriatric Assessment / methods*
  • Humans
  • Medication Errors
  • Polypharmacy*
  • Tremor / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
  • Fibrinolytic Agents
  • Amiodarone
  • Aspirin