Stroke is the second highest cause of death globally and a leading cause of disability, with
an increasing incidence in developing countries. Ischaemic stroke caused by arterial …

Vitamin D deficiency is a prevalent condition, occurring in about 30–50% of the population,
observed across all ethnicities and among all age groups. Besides the established role of …

Background Left atrial (LA) strain parameters have been demonstrated to be valuable
predictors of atrial fibrillation (AF) in several patient cohorts. The purpose of this study was to …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are closely related conditions with
shared risk factors. The growing prevalence of both AF and CKD indicates that more patients …

Background Sodium‐glucose co‐transporter (SGLT) inhibitors reduce cardiovascular
outcomes including mortality in several populations; however, their effect on atrial …

Electrocardiogram (ECG) is a most primitive and important test to analyse the status of the
heart functioning. During this test, different types of noises and artefacts get involved in the …

Background Pulsed field ablation (PFA) has been identified as an alternative to thermal‐
based ablation systems for treatment of atrial fibrillation patients. The objective of this Good …

Introduction Medications cannot exert their effect if not taken as prescribed by patients. Our
objective was to summarise the observational evidence on adherence to oral anticoagulants …

Aims We assessed the performance of modelsf (risk scores) for predicting recurrence of
atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients who have undergone catheter ablation. Methods and results …

Importance Shared decision-making (SDM) about anticoagulant treatment in patients with
atrial fibrillation (AF) is widely recommended but its effectiveness is unclear. Objective To …