Abstract The World Heart Federation (WHF) commenced a Roadmap initiative in 2015 to
reduce the global burden of cardiovascular disease and resultant burgeoning of healthcare …

Introduction: Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in Latin America, a region with
countless gaps to be addressed to decrease its burden. In 2018, at the first Latin American …

Preventing premature non-communicable disease mortality necessitates a thorough review
of one of the most important risk factors for stroke, which is atrial fibrillation (AF). The latter …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common clinical arrhythmia, and it results in adverse
outcomes and increased healthcare costs. Racial and ethnic differences in AF management …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL) are common conditions that can
lead to significant morbidity and death. We aimed to understand the distribution and …

Purpose Speech-in-noise (SIN) traits exhibit high inter-subject variability, even for healthy
young adults reporting normal hearing. Emerging evidence suggests that genetic variability …

In the last twelve years the clinical management of patients with atrial fibrillation has been
revolutionised by the introduction of direct oral anticoagulants. Despite the large amount of …

Background It has been proved that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have high incidence
of atrial fibrillation (AF). Nevertheless, whether they have causal relevance is uncertain. This …

Aims The aim of this study is to describe the implementation of the current guidance for
stroke prevention and treatment option in atrial fibrillation (AF) and to evaluate mortality and …

Background: The contribution of atrial fibrillation (AF) to the etiology and burden of stroke
may vary by country income level. Aims: We examined differences in the prevalence of AF …