BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with high rates of morbidity and
mortality. Patients with AF carry a fivefold increased risk of stroke and the risk of death from …

Aims Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common condition that is a major cause of stroke. A
significant proportion of patients with AF are not classically symptomatic at diagnosis or soon …

BACKGROUND: Whether patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have an increased mortality
compared with the general population is controversially assessed. METHODS: The mortality …

Atrial fibrillation occurs most of the time without any symptom. The first symptomatic episode
may follow many silent episodes. The natural history of atrial fibrillation is relatively chaotic …

Background Long-term nationwide trends in atrial fibrillation (AF) incidence and 5-year
outcomes are rare. Methods We conducted a population-based cohort study using the …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and is independently
associated with a 1.5-to 2.0-fold higher risk of all-cause death and increased morbidity, in …

Background Atrial fibrillation is associated with a higher mortality, but causes of death of
atrial fibrillation patients and their specific predictors have been less well defined. We aimed …

Few studies are available on atrial fibrillation (AF) burden at a whole country scale. The
objective was to estimate the rate of AF patients newly treated with oral anticoagulants …

Background Atrial fibrillation is the most frequent arrhythmia, but few data are available on
patients' characteristics and management in the context of Internal Medicine wards. Methods …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia seen in clinical
practice and has attracted much attention due to its association with a substantial mortality …