Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in different socioeconomic regions of China and its association with stroke: Results from a national stroke screening survey

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 271, Issue , 2018, Pages 92-97

  Wang, Xiaojun ^a   Fu, Qian ^a   Song, Fujian ^b   Li, Wenzhen ^a   Yin, Xiaoxv ^a   Yue, Wei ^c   Yan, Feng ^d   Zhang, Hong ^e   Zhang, Hao ^f   Teng, Zhenjie ^g   Wang, Longde ^h,j   Gong, Yanhong ^a   Wang, Zhihong ^i,j   Lu, Zuxun ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c TIANJIN HUANHU HOSPITAL   (China)

^d CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e PEOPLE S HOSPITAL OF DEYANG CITY   (China)

^f Rizhao People s Hospital   (China)

^g HEBEI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^h National Health and Family Planning Commission   (China)

ⁱ SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^j NONE   (China)

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Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; China; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HIGHEST INCOME GROUP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE INCOME GROUP; OBESITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; ECONOMICS; MASS SCREENING; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STROKE;

EID: 85048127738     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.05.131     Document Type: Article

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