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Managing atrial fibrillation in the global community: The European perspective.

Kaba, RA; Camm, AJ; Williams, TM; Sharma, R (2013) Managing atrial fibrillation in the global community: The European perspective. Global Cardiology Science and Practice, 2013 (2). 173 - 184. ISSN 2305-7823 https://doi.org/10.5339/gcsp.2013.24
SGUL Authors: Camm, Alan John

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Abstract

Atrial fibrillation is a common, global problem, with great personal, economic and social burdens. As populations age it increases in prevalence and becomes another condition that requires careful chronic management to ensure its effects are minimised. Assessment of the risk of stroke using well established risk prediction models is being aided by modern computerised databases and the choice of drugs to prevent strokes is ever expanding to try and improve the major cause of morbidity in AF. In addition, newer drugs for controlling rhythm are available and guidelines are constantly changing to reflect this. As well as medications, modern techniques of electrophysiology are becoming more widely embraced worldwide to provide more targeted treatment for the underlying pathophysiology. In this review we consider these factors to concisely describe how AF can be successfully managed.

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Additional Information: Copyright © 2013 Kaba, Camm, Williams, Sharma, licensee Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license CC BY 3.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: Academic Structure > Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute (MCS)
Academic Structure > Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute (MCS) > Cardiac (INCCCA)
Journal or Publication Title: Global Cardiology Science and Practice
ISSN: 2305-7823
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30 June 2013Published
PubMed ID: 24689018
Web of Science ID: 24689018
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URI: http://sgultest.da.ulcc.ac.uk/id/eprint/107167
Publisher's version: https://doi.org/10.5339/gcsp.2013.24

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