Research Article: Prevalence of atrial fibrillation and reasons for undertreatment with oral anticoagulants
Introduction:
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac rhythm disorder and confers an increased risk of stroke [1]. AF is reported to affect approximately 3% of the Swedish population [2] [3], a prevalence figure that does not include AF patients treated in primary care only. Oral anticoagulants (OAC) are of great importance in AF to prevent embolic stroke [4,5,6,7,8]. The risk of stroke and guidance on OAC treatment in AF patients can be assessed using different schemes, of which CHA2DS2-VASc (Congestive heart…
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