Epidemiology of atrial fibrillation in Turkey: preliminary results of the multicenter AFTER* study

Ertas, Faruk; Kaya, Hasan; Kaya, Zekeriya; Bulur, Serkan; Kose, Nuri; Gul, Mehmet; Eren, Nihan; Cagliyan, Caglar; Koroglu, Bayram; Vatan, Bulent; Acar, Goksel; Yuksel, Murat; Bilik, Mehmet; Gedik, Selcuk; Simsek, Ziya; Akil, Mehmet; Yilmaz, Rustem; Oylumlu, Mustafa; Aribas, Alpay; Yildiz, Abdulkadir; Aydin, Mesut; Yeter, Ekrem; Kanadasi, Mehmet; Ergene, ASIM; Ozhan, Hakan; Ulgen, Mehmet

doi:10.5543/tkda.2013.18488

Epidemiology of atrial fibrillation in Turkey: preliminary results of the multicenter AFTER* study

Ertas F., Kaya H., Kaya Z., Bulur S., Kose N., Gul M., ...More

TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.41, no.2, pp.99-104, 2013 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 41 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.5543/tkda.2013.18488
Journal Name: TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.99-104
Keywords: Atrial fibrillation/epidemiology/etiology, chronic disease, female, hypertension/complications, Turkey/epidemiology
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Although atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common rhythm disorders observed in clinical practice, a multicenter epidemiological study has not been conducted in our country. This study aimed to assess our clinical approach to AF based upon the records of the first multicenter prospective Atrial Fibrillation in Turkey: Epidemiologic Registry (AFTER) study.