心房颤动是老年人栓塞性卒中的常见原因。本文进一步介绍老年人房颤的发病率和相关因素。作者在5151例年龄≥65岁的老年人中发现:房颤发生率女性为4.8％,男性为6.2％;女性房颤与年龄明显相关(P<0.0001)。房颤发生率,在临床心血管病中约为9.1％,在亚临床心血管病中为4.6％,在无心血管病的人中则仅1.6％(单纯性房 Atrial fibrillation is a common cause of embolic stroke in the elderly. This article further describes the incidence of AF in the elderly and related factors. The authors found in 5151 elderly persons ≥65 years of age that the prevalence of atrial fibrillation was 4.8% in women and 6.2% in males. Atrial fibrillation in women was significantly associated with age (P <0.0001). The incidence of atrial fibrillation is about 9.1% in clinical cardiovascular disease, 4.6% in subclinical cardiovascular disease, and 1.6% in those without cardiovascular disease (simple room