Patients with atrial fibrillation in a primary care setting: Val-FAAP study

V Barrios, A Calderón, C Escobar… - Revista Española de …, 2012 - Elsevier
… In phase B, we analyzed 3287 atrial fibrillation patients (age 71.9 [10.1] years; 52.3% male).
… Permanent atrial fibrillation was the most frequent type of atrial fibrillation (45.3%). Age and …

Causes of death and influencing factors in patients with atrial fibrillation

L Fauchier, O Villejoubert, N Clementy… - The American journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation is associated with a higher mortality, but causes of death of atrial fibrillation
patients and … We aimed to identify the causes of death among atrial fibrillation patients and …

Prevalence, clinical profile, and cardiovascular outcomes of atrial fibrillation patients with atherothrombosis

S Goto, DL Bhatt, J Röther, M Alberts, MD Hill… - American heart …, 2008 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation is common in patients with atherothrombosis, … Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a
major risk factor for ischemic stroke, … However, the prevalence of AF among patients with or at …

An update on the prognosis of patients with atrial fibrillation

DD McManus, M Rienstra, EJ Benjamin - Circulation, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
… AF in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease Atrial fibrillation is often observed in patients
with coronary heart disease and is a common consequence of the acute coronary events, yet …

Independent predictors of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review

Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation Working Group - Neurology, 2007 - AAN Enterprises
… consistent independent risk factors for stroke in atrial fibrillation patients. Prior stroke/TIA is
patients with atrial fibrillation, the absolute risk of stroke varies 20-fold depending on patient

Baseline characteristics of patients with atrial fibrillation: the AFFIRM Study

Affirm Investigators - American heart journal, 2002 - Elsevier
… All patients enrolled in this study had atrial fibrillation with at least 1 other risk factor for
stroke or death.12, 13 These risk factors included age 65 years or older, systemic hypertension, …

Best practice for atrial fibrillation patient education

DA Lane, RV Barker, G YH Lip - Current pharmaceutical …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
… two-way exchange of information between the patient and healthcare provider and both are
… and its treatment by the patient. However, patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) often have poor …

Quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation: how to assess it and how to improve it

E Aliot, GL Botto, HJ Crijns, P Kirchhof - Europace, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent … of patients with AF, and both rate and rhythm
control strategies show significant improvement in QoL measures in highly symptomatic patients. …

Management of patients with atrial fibrillation

JW Hurst, EA Paulk Jr, HD Proctor… - The American journal of …, 1964 - Elsevier
… cently completed an evaluation of 230 patients with atria1 fibrillation. These patients have
been seen in a special atria1 fibrillation clinic … Hospital in order to reappraise atria1 fibrillation

Preventing stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation

MD Ezekowitz, JA Levine - Jama, 1999 - jamanetwork.com
… infarcts in nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation patients remains controversial. Asymptomatic
infarctions were commonly found to be cortical in the patients with atrial fibrillation and in the white …