Revista española de cardiología (English ed.)
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Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) · Jul 2013
Multicenter Study Observational StudyPrevalence of undiagnosed atrial fibrillation and of that not being treated with anticoagulant drugs: the AFABE study.
Atrial fibrillation constitutes a serious public health problem because it can lead to complications. Thus, the management of this arrhythmia must include not only its treatment, but antithrombotic therapy as well. The main goal is to determine the proportion of cases of undiagnosed atrial fibrillation and the proportion of patients not being treated with oral anticoagulants. ⋯ The prevalence of previously undiagnosed atrial fibrillation in individuals over 60 years of age is 20.1%, and 23.5% of those who have been diagnosed receive no treatment with oral anticoagulants.