: The incidence and prevalence of AF have increased in recent years , although great variability still exists in Asian countries .
Variability in annual IS risk in patients with AF was apparent between hospital‐ and community‐based studies .
BACKGROUND : Our previous review reported great variability in the incidence and prevalence of atrial fibrillation ( AF ) in non‐Western cohorts , especially from Asian countries ; in recent years , epidemiologic studies on AF have been increasingly reported from Asia .
METHODS : The goal of this up date d systematic review was to present the current knowledge base of AF epidemiology in Asian countries since our previous review .
[The prevalence and distributing feature of atrial fibrillation in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Kazaks adult population].
OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence and distributing feature of  atrial fibrillation ( AF ) in Xinjiang Kazaks adult population . METHODS Four-stage selected r and om sample s aged 30 - 89 years from Tacheng , Yili and Aletai  were analyzed . An epidemical study of AF was performed including inquiring medical history , recording electrocardiogram and auscultation . RESULTS A total of 22 514 adults were surveyed . The prevalence of AF in Xinjiang Kazaks adult population was 0.37 % , which was increasing with aging . The prevalence was higher in men than in women ( 0.5 % vs 0.2 % , P < 0.01 ) . In AF patients , 23 was valvular AF . Ischemic stroke was the most frequent type and the stroke rate in the patients with AF was significantly higher than that without AF ( 6.0 % vs 1.2 % , P < 0.01 ) . CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of AF in Xinjiang Kazaks adult population is lower than the reported national prevalence but patients with AF in this population would not like to take the necessary medicine . Therefore , the control of AF need to be reinforced
: The incidence and prevalence of AF have increased in recent years , although great variability still exists in Asian countries .
Variability in annual IS risk in patients with AF was apparent between hospital‐ and community‐based studies .
BACKGROUND : Our previous review reported great variability in the incidence and prevalence of atrial fibrillation ( AF ) in non‐Western cohorts , especially from Asian countries ; in recent years , epidemiologic studies on AF have been increasingly reported from Asia .
METHODS : The goal of this up date d systematic review was to present the current knowledge base of AF epidemiology in Asian countries since our previous review .