The increasing burden of atrial fibrillation in acute medical admissions, an opportunity to optimise stroke prevention.
Conclusions Atrial fibrillation prevalence is significantly increasing among acute hospital admissions; these patients have high risk of cardioembolic stroke. Careful screening and identification in secondary care can lead to improved rates of anticoagulation.
PMID: 29537402 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh - Category: General Medicine Tags: J R Coll Physicians Edinb Source Type: research
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