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SUBMITTER: Park HC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4520938 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Park Hwan-Cheol HC Park Jin-Kyu JK Choi Sung Il SI Kim Soon-Gil SG Kim Mi Kyung MK Choi Bo Youl BY Shin Jinho J
Journal of Korean medical science 20150715 8
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia worldwide and a potent independent risk factor for stroke. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of AF in a population-based sample of adults in a rural region of Korea. Between January 2005 and December 2009, 4,067 individuals (60.2 ± 11.2 yr old, M: F = 1,582:2,485) over 21 who were residents of the county of Yangpyeong, Korea, participated in the study. AF was assessed on a resting 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) in 4,053 of the pa ...[more]