Kim A. Connelly

Jul 11, 2023 | cell.com | C. Mazer |Kim A. Connelly

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Apr 18, 2023 | cfp.ca | Alan Bell |Jason Andrade |Laurent Macle |Kim A. Connelly

Main message Atrial fibrillation, the most common of all sustained arrhythmias, is a high-stakes disease.5 It substantially impairs quality of life (QOL), increases mortality up to 4-fold, and is a major cause of heart failure (HF) and stroke.5-7 In Canada the effects of AF lead to direct health care utilization costs of approximately $815 million annually in 2010 Canadian dollars.8 Up to 24% of all stroke and systemic embolism events are direct results of AF.9 Given that AF is estimated to...