Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia encountered in clinical
practice. Since only limited data on the Chinese population, which is the largest in the world …

Objective To study the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and the relation with its risk factors
in China. Methods A total of 19 363 participants (8635 males and 10 728 females) aged≥ …

Objective To know the current prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in China and contribute to
further Chinese studies on AF in future. Methods We chose 14 natural populations from 14 …

BACKGROUND: We investigated atrial fibrillation (AF) prevalence, incidence and the risk of
stroke and all-cause death because little is known about AF risk among ethnic Chinese …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia in clinical
practice. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of AF in different socioeconomic …

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in Asian populations appears to be
lower than that in Western populations according to limited data. We conducted a community …

BACKGROUND Much of the epidemiology of atrial fibrillation (AF) is based on data from
Western populations. Despite the huge population of Asia, data on the clinical epidemiology …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common persistent cardiac arrhythmia. This
study aimed to estimate its prevalence and explore associated factors in adults aged 18 …

BACKGROUND: The mortality and morbidity rates of various cardiovascular diseases differ
between Western countries and Japan. The age-and gender-specific prevalence rate of …

Objectives To evaluate the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in physical laborers in rural
China and identify contributing risk factors. Methods A cross-sectional study of 11,956 …