Health Literacy and Awareness of Atrial Fibrillation

BackgroundAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common clinically significant arrhythmia in adults and a major risk factor for ischemic stroke. Nonetheless, previous research suggests that many individuals diagnosed with AF lack awareness about their diagnosis and inadequate health literacy may be an...

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Main Authors: Stephanie R. Reading, Alan S. Go, Margaret C. Fang, Daniel E. Singer, In‐Lu Amy Liu, Mary Helen Black, Natalia Udaltsova, Kristi Reynolds
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.116.005128