Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in the Malaysian communities
Conclusions
The prevalence of AF in the Malaysian population was low at 0.54% compared to the global average of 1%. We found that AF was associated with older age, male sex, hypertension, and ischaemic heart disease.
Source: Heart Asia - Category: Cardiology Authors: Lim, C. W., Kasim, S., Ismail, J. R., Chua, N. Y. C., Najme Khir, R., Zainal Abidin, H. A., Abdul Rahman, E., Mohd Arshad, M. K., Ibrahim Othman, Z., Yusoff, K. Tags: Original research Source Type: research
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