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 …

Approximately 10% of ischemic strokes are associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) first
diagnosed at the time of stroke. Detecting asymptomatic AF would provide an opportunity to …

The atria provide an important contribution to cardiac function. 1, 2 Besides their impact on
ventricular filling, they serve as a volume reservoir, host pacemaker cells and important parts …

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac disease in aging populations with
high comorbidity and mortality. Sex differences in AF epidemiology are insufficiently …

Abstract The Framingham Heart Study (FHS) was established in 1948 to improve
understanding of the epidemiology of coronary heart disease (CHD) in the USA. In 1961 …

The vascular cellular adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) is a protein that canonically
participates in the adhesion and transmigration of leukocytes to the interstitium during …

The atria provide an important contribution to cardiac function. 1, 2 Besides their impact on
ventricular filling, they serve as a volume reservoir, host pacemaker cells and important parts …

Established primary prevention strategies of cardiovascular diseases are based on
understanding of risk factors, but whether the same risk factors are associated with atrial …

Aims Undetected atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major health concern. Blood biomarkers
associated with AF could simplify patient selection for screening and further inform ongoing …

At least 30 million people worldwide carry a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF), and many
more suffer from undiagnosed, subclinical, or 'silent'AF. Atrial fibrillation-related …