The consensus of the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS) on stroke prevention in
atrial fibrillation (AF) has been published in 2017 which provided useful clinical guidance for …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small regulatory molecules post-transcriptionally suppressing
mRNA activity. Many miRNAs in various organisms have been cloned but many unknown …

Health professionals are encouraged to take the ESC/EACTS Guidelines fully into account
when exercising their clinical judgment, as well as in the determination and the …

Background The risk of stroke is heterogeneous across different groups of patients with atrial
fibrillation (AF), being dependent on the presence of various stroke risk factors. We provide …

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 …

Objective To study the effectiveness and safety of the non-vitamin K antagonist oral
anticoagulants (novel oral anticoagulants, NOACs) dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and apixaban …

Aims Atrial fibrillation (AF) is generally regarded as a risk factor for dementia, though
longitudinal studies assessing the association between AF and dementia have shown …

731 F. Beyersdorf and A. Vahanian et al./European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
guidelines, which is freely available via the ESC and EACTS website and hosted on the EHJ …

In 2012, the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society published “Guidelines for
Gastroenterological Endoscopy in Patients Undergoing Antithrombotic Treatment” …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia, causing a 2-fold increase in
mortality and a 5-fold increase in stroke. The Asian population is rapidly aging, and in 2050 …