[Seminar] The future of atrial fibrillation management: integrated care and stratified therapy
Atrial fibrillation is one of the major cardiovascular health problems: it is a common, chronic condition, affecting 2 –3% of the population in Europe and the USA and requiring 1–3% of health-care expenditure as a result of stroke, sudden death, heart failure, unplanned hospital admissions, and other complications. Early diagnosis of atrial fibrillation, ideally before the first complication occurs, remains a ch allenge, as shown by patients who are only diagnosed with the condition when admitted to hospital for acute cardiac decompensation or stroke.
Source: LANCET - Category: General Medicine Authors: Paulus Kirchhof Tags: Seminar Source Type: research
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