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World J Psychiatry. Apr 19, 2025; 15(4): 100281
Published online Apr 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i4.100281
Analysis of epidemiological characteristics and psychopsychological factors of arrhythmia in the elderly
Hong-Wei Zhang, Guo-Dong Chang, Xue-Meng Liu, Hui Gao, Xiu-Dan Xu, Su-Ying Lv
Hong-Wei Zhang, Guo-Dong Chang, Xue-Meng Liu, Hui Gao, Xiu-Dan Xu, Su-Ying Lv, Department of Arrhythmia, Shangqiu First People’s Hospital, Shangqiu 476100, Henan Province, China
Author contributions: Zhang HW wrote the paper; Zhang HW and Lv SY designed the research; Zhang HW, Chang GD, Liu XM, Gao H, and Xu XD performed the research; Zhang HW and Lv SY analyzed the data; and all authors made substantial intellectual contributions to this paper.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Shangqiu First People’s Hospital, No. 2023-0901.
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: The data supporting this article will be shared upon reasonable request to the corresponding author.
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Corresponding author: Su-Ying Lv, Department of Arrhythmia, Shangqiu First People’s Hospital, No. 292 Kaixuan South Road, Suiyang District, Shangqiu 476100, Henan Province, China. dr1314555@163.com
Received: November 28, 2024
Revised: January 16, 2025
Accepted: February 21, 2025
Published online: April 19, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Arrhythmia is an important disease in cardiovascular disorders, which is expected to increase dramatically in the next decades owing to the prolongation of life expectancy and the improvements in diagnosis. Anxiety and depressive symptoms have been shown to increase with recurrent arrhythmic episodes and are associated with the severity of atrial fibrillation symptoms. This study aims to explore the epidemiological characteristics and psychological factors associated with arrhythmia in older adults.