2017 consensus of the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society on stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia, causing a 2‐fold increase in mortality and a 5‐fold increase in stroke. The Asian population is rapidly aging, and in 2050, the estimated population with AF will reach 72 million, of whom 2.9 million may suffer from AF‐associated stro...

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Published in:	Journal of arrhythmia Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 345 - 367
Main Authors:	Chiang, Chern‐En, Okumura, Ken, Zhang, Shu, Chao, Tze‐Fan, Siu, Chung‐Wah, Wei Lim, Toon, Saxena, Anil, Takahashi, Yoshihide, Siong Teo, Wee
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.08.2017 Elsevier Wiley
Subjects:	Age Anticoagulants Anticoagulation Asian people Atrial fibrillation Cardiac arrhythmia Cardiology Diabetes Disease prevention Females Guideline Heart failure Hypertension Ischemia Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants Patients Risk factors Stroke Transient ischemic attack Vitamin K antagonist Asia East Asia Taiwan Stroke Anticoagulation Vitamin K antagonist Atrial fibrillation Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants
ISSN:	1880-4276, 1883-2148
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