About 4% of patients will suffer a stroke within 12 months following an emergency department visit, hospitalisation and confirmation of a diagnosis and ~11% will die. An estimated 8% of these deaths are attributed to stroke.2
Patients living with AFib are also at increased risk of cognitive impairment or dementia, myocardial infarction, sudden cardiac death, heart failure (HF), chronic kidney disease and peripheral artery disease. Furthermore, AFib is associated with significant healthcare expenditure due to frequent CV-related emergency room visits...
