: 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 .
[Epidemiological survey of atrial fibrillation among Uygur and Han elderly people in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region].
OBJECTIVE To investigate prevalence of  atrial fibrillation ( AF ) in Uygur and Han elderly population s in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region ( Xinjiang ) . METHODS Epidemiological survey was conducted among the residents selected through stratified r and om cluster sampling in the southern , northern and eastern Xinjiang . RESULTS The overall AF prevalence among Uygur and Han elderly people was 3.56 % . The crude prevalence of AF was 2.91 % among Uygur elderly people and 4.13 % among Han elderly people . The sex specific prevalence of AF were 3.19 % and 2.61 % among Uygur males and females respectively , and 5.01 % and 3.31 % among Han males and females respectively . The prevalence of valvular AF among Uygur ethnic group was higher than that in Han ethnic group ; the prevalence of non-valvular and isolated AF in Han ethnic group were higher than those in Uygur ethnic group . The compliance  of aspirin and β-blocker medication among Han ethnic group was better than that in Uygur ethnic group . The compliance of warfarin medication was poor in both Uygur ethnic group and Han ethnic group . The prevalence of ischemic stroke were 8.82 % and 0.98 % in Uygur elderly people with or without AF . The prevalence of ischemic stroke were 6.08 % and 0.70 % in Han elderly people with or without AF . CONCLUSION The prevalence of AF in elderly people in Xinjiang is similar to the results from other domestic studies , the prevalence of AF in Han elderly people was higher than that in Uygur elderly peoples
: 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 .