ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN THE ELDERLY. CLINICAL COMPLEXITY AND FRAILTY: A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE CAFFE STUDY

Veronica De Angelis,; Cagnoni, Camilla; Berni, Elisa; Santamaria, Emanuele; Spanalatte, Giulia; Biagioli, Michele; Capacci, Marco; Niccolini, Marta; Da Silva Nakano, Djullye Miduri; Tariello, Arianna; Alla Viligiardi, Giada; Mengozzi, Alessandro; Di Serio, Claudia; Ungar, Andrea; Virdis, Agostino; Fumagalli, Stefano; Diemberger, Igor

Elderly patients with persistent AF present high clinical complexity and are frequently frail or disabled. Their evaluation should therefore combine clinical indicators, such as CHA2DS2-VA, with Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment tools, especially those measuring functional status and frailty. These complementary sources of information allow for more accurate phenotyping of this patient population. The CAFFE Study will help determine the most appropriate thera- peutic strategy for AF in the elderly, with a focus on this multidimensional approach.The CAFFE Study, as part of the PRIN (Progetti di Ricerca di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale, Prot. 2022L9NPKH), is funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research and the European Union (NextGenerationEU).

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN THE ELDERLY. CLINICAL COMPLEXITY AND FRAILTY: A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE CAFFE STUDY / Veronica De Angelis, Camilla Cagnoni, Elisa Berni, Emanuele Santamaria, Giulia Spanalatte, Michele Biagioli, Marco Capacci, Marta Niccolini, Djullye Miduri Da Silva Nakano, Arianna Tariello, Giada Alla Viligiardi, Alessandro Mengozzi, Claudia Di Serio, Andrea Ungar, Agostino Virdis, Stefano Fumagalli, Igor Diemberger. - In: CARDIOSIC. - ISSN 3035-2401. - ELETTRONICO. - (2025), pp. 62-63. ( 86° Congresso Nazionale SIC Roma 4-7 dicembre 2025).