Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major public health burden worldwide, and its prevalence is set to
increase owing to widespread population ageing, especially in rapidly developing countries …

Stroke is a major contributor to death and disability worldwide. Prior to modern therapy, post-
stroke mortality was approximately 10% in the acute period, with nearly one-half of the …

Background—Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia; however, little
is known about patients in a primary care setting from high-, middle-, and low-income …

Background The incidence of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation is greatly reduced by
oral anticoagulation, with the full effect seen at international normalized ratio (INR) values of …

Background and Purpose—The information on the existence of sex differences in
management of stroke patients is scarce. We evaluated whether sex differences may …

Aims To estimate prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in a representative sample of the Italian
elderly population, projecting figures for Italy and the European Union. Methods and results …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, its prevalence increasing
markedly with age. Atrial fibrillation is strongly associated with increased risk of morbidity …

Background—Atrial fibrillation (AF) is frequently encountered in patients with heart failure
(HF) and is also a predictor of morbidity and mortality in this population. Recent …

Prevention of stroke and systemic thromboembolism remains the cornerstone for
management of atrial fibrillation (AF) and flutter. Multiple risk assessment models for stroke …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained heart arrhythmia. However,
as many cases are asymptomatic, a large proportion of patients remain undiagnosed until …