Epidemiology of atrial fibrillation in the 21st century: novel methods and new insights

J Kornej, CS Börschel, EJ Benjamin… - Circulation …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Accompanying the aging of populations worldwide, and increased survival with chronic
diseases, the incidence and prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) are rising, justifying the term …

Portable out‐of‐hospital electrocardiography: A review of current technologies

A Bansal, R Joshi - Journal of arrhythmia, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Availability of portable and home‐based electrocardiography (ECG) is an
important medical innovation, which has a potential to transform medical care. We …

Detection of atrial fibrillation in ECG hand-held devices using a random forest classifier

M Zabihi, AB Rad, AK Katsaggelos… - 2017 computing in …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is characterized by chaotic electrical impulses in the atria, which leads
to irregular heartbeats and can develop blood clots and stroke. Therefore, early detection of …

The disease burden of atrial fibrillation in China from a national cross-sectional survey

Z Wang, Z Chen, X Wang, L Zhang, S Li, Y Tian… - The American journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common type of arrhythmia, which is a significant public
health issue. We aimed to determine the disease burden of AF in China. We used a recent …

[HTML][HTML] Atrial fibrillation: epigenetic aspects and role of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors

M Donniacuo, A De Angelis, M Telesca… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent arrhythmia and is associated with substantial
morbidity and mortality. Pathophysiological aspects consist in the activation of pro-fibrotic …

[HTML][HTML] Does early detection of atrial fibrillation reduce the risk of thromboembolic events? Rationale and design of the Heartline study

CM Gibson, S Steinhubl, D Lakkireddy… - American heart …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The impact of using direct-to-consumer wearable devices as a means to timely
detect atrial fibrillation (AF) and to improve clinical outcomes is unknown. Methods Heartline …

[HTML][HTML] Atrial Fibrillation, thromboembolic risk, and the potential role of the natriuretic peptides, a focus on BNP and NT-proBNP–A narrative review

B Kerr, L Brandon - IJC Heart & Vasculature, 2022 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most commonly encountered arrythmia in clinical practice.
AF itself can be driven by genetic predisposition, ectopic electrical activity, and abnormal …

Mobile health technologies for older adults with cardiovascular disease: current evidence and future directions

RP Searcy, J Summapund, D Estrin, JP Pollak… - Current Geriatrics …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review documents the most promising domains of mobile
health (mHealth) use in cardiovascular disease, current barriers to mHealth adoption in …

Multimodal approach for the prediction of atrial fibrillation detected after stroke: SAFAS study

L Garnier, G Duloquin, A Meloux, K Benali… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Intensive screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) has led to a better recognition of
this cause in stroke patients. However, it is currently debated whether AF Detected After …

One-year outcomes in atrial fibrillation presenting during infections: a nationwide registry-based study

A Gundlund, JB Olesen, JH Butt… - European Heart …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Aims Thromboprophylaxis guidelines for patients with concurrent atrial fibrillation (AF)
during infections are unclear and not supported by data. We compared 1-year outcomes in …