: 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 .
Predictors of major adverse cardiovascular events; results of population based MELEN study with prospective follow-up.
OBJECTIVE In healthy persons , cardiovascular risk is the result of multiple interacting risk associates including demographic , clinical , genetic and environmental factors . Several non-invasive tools such as echocardiography , ultrasonography and electrocardiography as well as new biochemical markers were shown to be applicable to predict cardiovascular events . However , implementation of all of these tools has not been tested before . The aim of the study was to evaluate the independent predictors of major adverse cardiovascular events in a prospect i ve population based study , with the use of bioempedance analysis , echocardiography , ultrasonography and ECG . PATIENTS AND METHODS The baseline measurements were conducted on 2230 participants ( 1427 women , 803 men with a mean age of 49 ± 15 ) . The follow-up was done 36 months after the baseline admission via telephone call . Major adverse event was defined as mortality or myocardial infa rct ion or stroke . RESULTS Follow-up data was possible in 1495 participants ( 65 % ) . During the follow-up of 36 months ( 4485 patient years ) , 42 major adverse events occurred ( 0.03 % ) . Among them , 16 were death ( 1 stroke , 2 cancer , 13 cardiac related ) , 12 were stroke and 14 were myocardial infa rct ion . Age , body mass index and atrial fibrillation were independent predictors of major adverse events ; AF being the most powerful ( Odds ratio 10.46 ; 95 % confidence interval [ 1.73 - 63.14 ] ; p = 0.010 ) . CONCLUSIONS Age , lower body mass index and atrial fibrillation were independent predictors of major cardiovascular events in our cohort
: 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 .