TY - JOUR
T1 - Emerging strategies for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
AU - Rao, Praveen
AU - Olusesi, Olusegun
AU - Faddis, Mitchell
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cause of stroke. In the US nearly 800,000 people suffer stroke each year and about 130,000 die as a result. Stroke care accounts for an estimated US$34 billion in health care expenditures in the US each year. Among all strokes, AF is the cause in 15-20 % of cases. The incidence of AF in the US has grown steadily over time to a current estimate of 6.1 million with the condition. With the anticipated growth in the worldwide AF population, the need for effective new therapeutic strategies for stroke prevention is clear.
AB - Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cause of stroke. In the US nearly 800,000 people suffer stroke each year and about 130,000 die as a result. Stroke care accounts for an estimated US$34 billion in health care expenditures in the US each year. Among all strokes, AF is the cause in 15-20 % of cases. The incidence of AF in the US has grown steadily over time to a current estimate of 6.1 million with the condition. With the anticipated growth in the worldwide AF population, the need for effective new therapeutic strategies for stroke prevention is clear.
KW - Atrial fibrillation
KW - Left atrial appendage occlusion
KW - Rhythm control
KW - Stroke prevention
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84992740302&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.15420/usc.2016.10.1.21
DO - 10.15420/usc.2016.10.1.21
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84992740302
VL - 10
SP - 21
EP - 25
JO - US Cardiology Review
JF - US Cardiology Review
SN - 1758-3896
IS - 1
ER -