2021 Focused Update Consensus Guidelines of the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society on Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Executive Summary

• Published in: Thrombosis and haemostasis Vol. 122; no. 1; pp. 020 - 047
• Main Authors: Chao, Tze-Fan, Joung, Boyoung, Takahashi, Yoshihide, Lim, Toon Wei, Choi, Eue-Keun, Chan, Yi-Hsin, Guo, Yutao, Sriratanasathavorn, Charn, Oh, Seil, Okumura, Ken, Lip, Gregory Y. H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany Georg Thieme Verlag KG 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Acute Coronary Syndrome - complications; Administration, Oral; Anticoagulants - administration & dosage; Anticoagulants - adverse effects; Anticoagulants - therapeutic use; Asia - epidemiology; Atrial Fibrillation - complications; Atrial Fibrillation - drug therapy; Atrial Fibrillation - epidemiology; Catheter Ablation; COVID-19 - complications; Female; Heart Disease Risk Factors; Hemorrhage - etiology; Holistic Health; Humans; Male; Pandemics; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention - adverse effects; Review Article; Risk Assessment; SARS-CoV-2; Societies, Medical; Stroke - epidemiology; Stroke - prevention & control; Asia; executive summary; atrial fibrillation; APHRS; consensus guidelines; stroke prevention

Abstract The consensus of the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS) on stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) has been published in 2017 which provided useful clinical guidance for cardiologists, neurologists, geriatricians, and general practitioners in the Asia-Pacific region. In these y...