Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia in women and men
worldwide. During the past century, a range of risk factors has been associated with AF …

Importance Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increase in mortality and morbidity,
with a substantial increase in stroke and systemic thromboembolism. Strokes related to AF …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) confers a substantial risk of mortality and morbidity from stroke and
thrombo-embolism, and this common cardiac arrhythmia represents a major healthcare …

Background—Intracranial hemorrhage is the most feared complication of oral anticoagulant
treatment. The optimal treatment option for patients with atrial fibrillation who survive an …

Our objective was to compare the diagnostic accuracy between the HAS‐BLED score and
any of HEMORR2HAGES, ATRIA, CHADS2, or CHA2DS2‐VASc scores in anticoagulated …

Oral anticoagulation is pivotal in the management of thromboembolic risk in non-valvular
atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients. Effective anticoagulation is important to avoid major …

Abstract Background The EURObservational Research Programme-Atrial Fibrillation
General Registry Pilot Phase (EORP-AF Pilot) provides systematic collection of …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia. In 2050, it is
estimated that there will be 72 million AF patients in Asia, accounting for almost 2.9 million …

Since the advent of the non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOAC) agents, which
act as direct thrombin inhibitors or inhibitors of Factor Xa, clinicians are provided with …

The kidney exerts multiple functions, and pathophysiological interactions between the
kidney and the heart have important clinical implications, but it has only recently become …