Atrial fibrillation in low-and middle-income countries: a narrative review

IS Santos, AC Goulart, RD Olmos… - European Heart …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
… (USD 4046–12 535), and high-income (≥USD 12 536) groups. Low- and middle-income
countries refer to the union of low, low-middle, and upper-middle income groups. We included …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term oral anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation in low and middle income countries

V Ramakumar, AP Benz, G Karthikeyan - Indian Heart Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
atrial fibrillation (AF) is currently the most common indication for long-term oral anticoagulation
(OAC) in low and middle income … ) use in low and middle income countries (LMICs) have …

Global epidemiology of atrial fibrillation

F Rahman, GF Kwan, EJ Benjamin - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2014 - nature.com
… Estimates from other regions of the world are less accurate, although populations of elderly
adults in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs, as defined by the World Bank 39 …

Global variations in the prevalence, treatment, and impact of atrial fibrillation in a multi-national cohort of 153 152 middle-aged individuals

PG Joseph, JS Healey, P Raina… - Cardiovascular …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
… Prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) by countries grouped by income level. A total of 153
152 participants were included in this analysis. Statistical differences in AF prevalence by …

Generalisability of and lessons learned from a mixed-methods study conducted in three low-and middle-income countries to identify care pathways for atrial fibrillation

TE Gooden, J Wang, A Carvalho Goulart… - Global Health …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Full article: Generalisability of and lessons learned from a mixed-methods study conducted
in three low- and middle-income countries to identify care pathways for atrial fibrillation Skip …

Cost Effectiveness of Strategies to Manage Atrial Fibrillation in Middle-and High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review

C Okafor, J Byrnes, S Stewart, P Scuffham… - …, 2023 - Springer
Atrial fibrillation (AF) remains the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia. Management of
AF … strategies to manage AF among adults living in low-, middle- and high-income countries. …

Global Burden of Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter by National Income: Results From the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Database

AH Ohlrogge, J Brederecke… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
… For the variable insufficient physical activity, only middle income was available without further
distinguishment into upper‐ or lower‐middle income, the most current available data were …

… in the prevalence of atrial fibrillation, and in the strength of its association with ischemic stroke, in countries with different income levels: INTERSTROKE case–control …

R Murphy, A Damasceno, C Reddin… - … Journal of Stroke, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
… 2010 at the study mid-interval. As the largest proportion of countries belonged to the
middle-income category, we subdivided this category into two groups separated at the mid-point of …

[HTML][HTML] Global burden of atrial fibrillation in developed and developing nations

SS Chugh, GA Roth, RF Gillum, GA Mensah - Global heart, 2014 - Elsevier
atrial fibrillation. However, there appears to be regional variation in both the burden of atrial
fibrillation … surveillance, management, and prevention of atrial fibrillation at the global level. …

The World Heart Federation roadmap for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation

A Murphy, A Banerjee, G Breithardt, AJ Camm… - Global heart, 2017 - Elsevier
… -and middle-income countries (LMICs) and develop strategies for overcoming these. This …
focuses on atrial fibrillation (AF). AF is the most common, clinically significant arrhythmia and…