Noheria A, Syed FF, DeSimone CV, Asirvatham SJ. Optimization Of Stroke Prophylaxis Strategies In Nonvalvular AF -Drugs, Devices Or Both?
J Atr Fibrillation 2015;
8:1156. [PMID:
27957183 DOI:
10.4022/jafib.1156]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2015] [Revised: 06/09/2015] [Accepted: 06/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia with the prevalence increasing over time. AF probably afflicts ≥2% of worldwide adult population and increases with age.[1-3] In the Framingham Heart Study, the lifetime risk of having at least one episode of AF for 40-year-old men and women was 26% and 23% respectively.[4].
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