ContextAtrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia in elderly persons and a potent risk
factor for stroke. However, recent prevalence and projected future numbers of persons with …

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

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major risk factor for stroke, especially in the elderly. Increased life
expectancies mean that AF-related stroke is a growing global public health concern …

Objectives We identified factors associated with thromboembolic and bleeding events in two
contemporary cohorts of anticoagulated patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), treated with …

Methods Studies were selected for review based on the published abstract content (or full
paper if no abstract was available) by 2 of the authors (RP and GYHL). They evaluated all …

Stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is one pillar of the management of
this common arrhythmia. Substantial advances in the epidemiology and associated …

Importance Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increase in mortality and morbidity,
with a substantial increase in stroke and systemic thromboembolism. Strokes related to AF …

Atrial fibrillation is found in a third of all ischaemic strokes, even more after post-stroke atrial
fibrillation monitoring. Data from stroke registries show that both unknown and untreated or …

Background Great efforts have been made to improve stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
(AF) patients. Meanwhile, incidence of AF is increasing, which may affect the share of AF …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia in the United States and is
associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and health care expenditures. In this review …