Oral anticoagulation is recommended after ablation for atrial fibrillation among patients at high risk for stroke. Left atrial appendage closure is a mechanical alternative to anticoagulation ...

ECG plays an important role in detection of several stroke risk factors/predictors including atrial fibrillation and left ... 45–65 years on a 2-min rhythm strip 1.5- to 2.5-fold increase ...

The elderly with atrial fibrillation (AF) share many of the characteristics of younger patients, but in other respects they are quite different. Cardiovascular mortality is increased several-fold ...