Atrial Fibrillation Among Indigenous Populations Globally

Atrial fibrillation in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians: a cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVE To examine the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and cardiac structural characteristics in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. DESIGN Retrospective cross-sectional study linking clinical, echocardiography and administrative databases over a 10-year period. SETTING A tertiary, university teaching hospital in Adelaide, Australia. PARTICIPANTS Indigenous and non-Indigen...

Atrial fibrillation among patients with stroke.

Atrial fibrillation in the Indigenous populations of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States: a systematic scoping review

BACKGROUND The epidemiology of atrial fibrillation (AF) among Indigenous minorities in affluent countries is poorly delineated, despite the high cardiovascular disease burden in these populations. We undertook a systematic scoping review examining the epidemiology of AF in the Indigenous populations of Australia, Canada, New Zealand (NZ) and the United States (US). METHODS PubMed, Scopus, EMB...

Trends in Oral Anticoagulation Therapy Among Korean Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: The KORean Atrial Fibrillation Investigation

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) such as warfarin provides effective stroke prophylaxis in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We conducted a large multicenter survey of Korean patients with AF to determine trends in VKA use. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Eligible patients were adults with AF that had been prescribed VKAs. Medical records from a total of ...

Suboptimal oral anticoagulant treatment among Chinese non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients: the Nanchang Atrial Fibrillation Project

Corresponding authors: Prof. Gregory Y.H. Lip University of Birmingham Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences City Hospital Birmingham, United Kingdom E-mail: [email protected] Prof. Kui Hong Cardiovascular Department the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Nanchang, China Phone: +44 121 507 5080 Fax: +44 121 554 4083 E-mail: [email protected] 1 Cardiovascular Department, the Secon...