本文报导及分析我院自1968年1月至1981年10月近13年来住院患者中,老年人阵发性心房颤动(以下简称房颤)79例的临床资料。全部病例均经一次以上心电图证实。凡系由急性心肌梗塞、风心病、甲亢及心肌病所致者均予剔除。本组男性63例,女性16例。首次发病年龄51～60岁者36例,61～70岁者27例,71岁以上者16例。最高年龄89岁,平均年龄67岁。 79例中46例为反复短阵发作,发作持续时间和间歇时间不一,短者仅几秒钟或数分钟,长者达两周以上,39例患者经治疗后在48小时内转复为窦性心律或自行转复。间歇时间长短亦不一致,7例患者初 This article reports and analyzes the clinical data of 79 cases of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (hereinafter referred to as atrial fibrillation) in our hospital from January 1968 to October 1981 in the past 13 years. All cases were confirmed by more than one ECG. Where by the acute myocardial infarction, rheumatic heart disease, hyperthyroidism and cardiomyopathy were removed. The group of 63 males and 16 females. The first onset age of 51 to 60 years old in 36 cases, 61 to 70 years in 27 cases, 71 years of age in 16 cases. The highest age of 89 years old, average age 67 years old. Among the 79 cases, 46 cases were repeated episodes of malaria. The duration of seizures and intermittent seizures varied from short to long in just a few seconds or more to more than two weeks in the elderly. In 39 cases, the relapse occurred in 48 hours Sinus rhythm or self-healing. Intermittent duration is also inconsistent, early in 7 patients