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ESC guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS

Paulus Kirchhof, +3 more
- Vol. 70, Iss: 1, pp 1-84
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The article was published on 2017-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 3603 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Management of atrial fibrillation.

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Addressing Multimorbidity and Polypharmacy in Individuals With Atrial Fibrillation.

TL;DR: There is a need for further research to examine interventions to manage polypharmacy in relation to Atrial fibrillation, as there is very little evidence-based intervention designed to manage it.
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Prevalence of Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation Based on Geographical Distribution and Socioeconomic Status in the Entire Korean Population.

TL;DR: Geographical location of residence and income levels were closely associated with the prevalence of AF and antithrombotic therapy utilization in the entire Korean population.
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Atrial fibrillation and the risk of 30-day incident thromboembolic events, and mortality in adults ≥ 50 years with COVID-19

TL;DR: There are limited data on the outcomes of adults with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) and atrial fibrillation (AF), and associations between AF, 30‐day thromboembolic events and mortality in adults with AF were examined.
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2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension: The Task Force for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

Giuseppe Mancia, +89 more
TL;DR: In this article, a randomized controlled trial of Aliskiren in the Prevention of Major Cardiovascular Events in Elderly people was presented. But the authors did not discuss the effect of the combination therapy in patients living with systolic hypertension.
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Classification of subtype of acute ischemic stroke. Definitions for use in a multicenter clinical trial. TOAST. Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment

TL;DR: The TOAST stroke subtype classification system is easy to use and has good interobserver agreement and should allow investigators to report responses to treatment among important subgroups of patients with ischemic stroke.
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Spontaneous Initiation of Atrial Fibrillation by Ectopic Beats Originating in the Pulmonary Veins

TL;DR: The pulmonary veins are an important source of ectopic beats, initiating frequent paroxysms of atrial fibrillation and these foci respond to treatment with radio-frequency ablation.
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