Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a very common disease, particularly in the elderly, and
the number of affected patients has been predicted to increase in the next decades
[
[1]
,
[2]
]. The existence of a link between AF and ischemic stroke is now well established,
with AF being present in around 30% of patients reporting an ischemic stroke, as well
as with stroke being the first clinical manifestation of previously unknown AF in
over 25% of AF-related strokes [
[3]
].Keywords
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Published online: July 30, 2019
Accepted:
July 19,
2019
Received:
April 22,
2019
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☆Editorial commenting on the manuscript “de Moraes E, Cirenza C, Lopes RD, Carvalho A, Guimaraes P, Rodrigues A, et al. Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Risk Assessment Based on Telemedicine Screening Tools in a Primary Healthcare Setting. Eur J Intern Med 2019: Article in Press”.
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