Age and Sex Specific Prevalence of Clinical and Screen-Detected Atrial Fibrillation in Hospitalized Patients

Background: The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is high in older patients. The present study aimed to estimate the age and sex specific prevalence of clinical and screen-detected atrial fibrillation (AF) in hospitalized patients. Methods: The STAR-FIB cohort study was a prospective cohort stu...

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Main Authors: Laurent Roten, Eleni Goulouti, Anna Lam, Elena Elchinova, Nikolas Nozica, Alessandro Spirito, Severin Wittmer, Mattia Branca, Helge Servatius, Fabian Noti, Jens Seiler, Samuel H Baldinger, Andreas Haeberlin, Stefano de Marchi, Babken Asatryan, Nicolas Rodondi, Jacques Donzé, Drahomir Aujesky, Hildegard Tanner, Tobias Reichlin, Peter Jüni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/21/4871