Atrial fibrillation (AF) is among the most common cardiac arrhythmias and its prevalence is
still on the rise [1, 2]. Over the past decades, the proportion of ischemic strokes attributable to …

Background The most prevalent sustained arrhythmia in medical practice, atrial fibrillation
(AF) is closely associated with a high risk of cardiovascular disease. Nevertheless, the risk of …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia; the lifetime risk is 1 in 4 for
persons over the age of 40 years in the United States. 1 AF is associated with an increased …

Objective—Atrial fibrillation (AF) and atherosclerotic vascular disease are closely entangled
disorders and often coexist. Whether atherosclerosis predisposes to the development of AF …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a complex disease with increasing prevalence in an aging
population and longer survival with cardiovascular diseases. Whereas most clinical efforts …

The accepted scenario linking atrial fibrillation (AF) and thromboembolism seems
straightforward. During AF, thrombus formation is promoted by both blood stasis in poorly …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a 5-fold increase in the risk of ischemic stroke, and
AF-related stroke patients have a higher mortality and greater morbidity than patients with …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia diagnosed in clinical practice. The
consequences of AF have been clearly established in multiple large observational cohort …

Background Myocardial infarction is an important risk factor for atrial fibrillation, but the role
of subclinical atherosclerosis is unknown. This longitudinal study evaluates whether …

Accompanying the aging of populations worldwide, and increased survival with chronic
diseases, the incidence and prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) are rising, justifying the term …