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Screening for untreated atrial fibrillation in the elderly population: A community-based study.

Keitaro SenooArito YukawaTakashi OhkuraKeisuke ShojiMasao TakigamiHibiki IwakoshiTetsuro NishimuraMitsuko NakataSatoshi TeramukaiSatoaki Matoba
Published in: PloS one (2022)
A moderate number of untreated AF were identified in the community-based study. Identification of an increased number of patients with AF, if properly treated with DOAC, ultimately leads to a reduction in the number of strokes occurred over subjects' lifetime.
Keyphrases
  • atrial fibrillation
  • heart failure
  • direct oral anticoagulants
  • left atrial
  • oral anticoagulants
  • middle aged
  • acute coronary syndrome
  • left atrial appendage