1Department of Cardiology, Division of Electrophysiology, University Heart Center Zurich,
Switzerland; 2Age-Related Health Care, Tallaght University Hospital/Department of …

AIM The “2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial
Fibrillation” provides recommendations to guide clinicians in the treatment of patients with …

Abstract The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) atrial fibrillation (AF) guidelines
program was developed to aid clinicians in the management of these complex patients, as …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) has heterogeneous patterns of presentation concerning symptoms,
duration of episodes, AF burden, and the tendency to progress towards the terminal step of …

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 …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and venous thromboembolism (VTE) are highly prevalent conditions
with a significant healthcare burden, and represent the main indications for anticoagulation …

Objectives Concerns have arisen recently over the relationship between body mass index
(BMI) and outcomes in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) …

The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and obesity are rising significantly. There is a shared
association between these conditions with obesity predisposing individuals to a number of …

Objective Obesity has traditionally been considered a risk factor for ischemic stroke.
However, some clinical observations have reported a complex relationship between patients …

The prevalence of obesity and atrial fibrillation (AF), which are inextricably linked, is rapidly
increasing worldwide. Obesity rates are higher among patients with AF than healthy …