There is increasing awareness that management of atrial fibrillation (AF) and its
complications (particularly strokes) constitutes an important burden for health care systems …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) represents an increasing public health challenge with
profound social and economic implications. Methods A comprehensive synthesis and review …

In the last 20 years, atrial fibrillation (AF) has become one of the most important public health
problems and a significant cause of increasing health care costs in western countries. The …

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common form of arrhythmia, is fast becoming one of the
world's most significant health issues. It is well established that AF increases the risk of …

Atrial fibrillation is the commonest sustained arrhythmia in North American and European
patients. Apparently, Asians are affected less commonly by atrial fibrillation than in the West …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia worldwide and the estimated global
age adjusted prevalence was 0.5% in 2010, representing nearly 33.5 million individuals. 1 …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) continues to increase in incidence worldwide as people live longer in
general and with co-existent cardiovascular diseases. 1, 2 In community-based studies …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained atrial arrhythmia and it is
independently associated with an increased morbidity and mortality. As a result of the high …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmic condition facing physicians, afflicting
almost 1 in 20 people over the age of 60. 1 The prevalence of AF is on the rise, due, in part …

The growing 'epidemic'of atrial fibrillation (AF), with its associated morbidity and mortality,
intersects with a number of risk factors including ageing and other conditions including …