… Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice and is associated
with … and stroke: a systematic review of the epidemiology of atrial fibrillation in regions outside …

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) is the most common arrhythmia (estimated lifetime risk, 22%–26%).
The aim of this article is to review the clinical epidemiological features of AF and to relate them …

… Atrial fibrillation currently affects approximately 2.2 million patients in the US (4)and is the …
US patients hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of an arrhythmia (5). The median age of …

… growth in knowledge and advances in the clinical treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). It is
now known that AF genesis requires a vulnerable atrial substrate and that the formation and …

… asymptomatic atrial fibrillation (SAF) has currently gained wide interest in the epidemiologic,
… and mechanical effects of symptomatic and silent atrial fibrillation (AF) are the same. It is …

… I t is estimated that 2.2 million adults in the United States have intermittent or chronic atrial
fibrillation (AF),1 making it the most common sustained arrhythmia. Although once considered …

… Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common form of arrhythmia with clinical significance is a major
… This article summarises the literature on the epidemiology of AF worldwide according to …

… Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major public health burden worldwide, and its prevalence is set to
increase owing to widespread population ageing, especially in rapidly developing countries …

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important, independent risk factor for stroke and is
estimated to cause a 5-fold increase in ischemic stroke risk. The aim of this article is to …