Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia diagnosed in clinical practice. The
consequences of AF have been clearly established in multiple large observational cohort …

Background Although atrial fibrillation (AF) is accepted as the most common sustained
cardiac arrhythmia, most published epidemiologic studies focus on predominantly white …

BACKGROUND Much of the epidemiology of atrial fibrillation (AF) is based on data from
Western populations. Despite the huge population of Asia, data on the clinical epidemiology …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the commonest sustained cardiac arrhythmia. In
developing countries, AF is a growing public health problem with the epidemiologic …

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 …

Aims Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a preventable cause of ischaemic stroke but it is often
undiagnosed and undertreated. The utility of smartphone electrocardiogram (ECG) for the …

Abstract Background The World Heart Federation has undertaken an initiative to develop a
series of Roadmaps to promote development of national policies and health systems …

Current understanding of the pathophysiology and epidemiology of atrial fibrillation (AF) is
based primarily on studies in White populations of European ancestry with limited data on …

Objective To examine the excess risk of hospitalisation in patients with incident atrial
fibrillation (AF). Design A nationwide, retrospective cohort study. Setting Denmark …

BACKGROUND: We sought to characterize patient factors and regional variations
associated with vitamin K antagonist (VKA) use in patients with heart failure (HF) and atrial …