Journal article
Global public awareness about atrial fibrillation
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important cause of ischemic stroke that often remains undetected until stroke occurs. Awareness of the risk factors and symptoms is important so that AF can be diagnosed and thromboprophylaxis given. However, the extent of public awareness of AF is uncertain. We assessed public awareness of AF across six continents and compared it with that of other thrombotic and non-thrombotic disorders.
METHODS: In …
Authors
Wendelboe AM; Raskob GE; Angchaisuksiri P; Blanco AN; Büller H; Ddungu H; Dvorak JD; Hunt BJ; Hylek EM; Kakkar A
Journal
Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Vol. 2, No. 1,
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2018
DOI
10.1002/rth2.12051
ISSN
2475-0379