Doctor Jianhua Wu, Associate Professor of Biostatistics in Leed’s Faculty of Medicine and Health, said: “The increasing burden of AF is not just ring-fenced to England.
“Population structures and health trends in England are similar to those seen across the UK, Europe, North America and Australasia, and so we can safely assume that the burden of AF is at an all-time high in these countries too.”
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Professor Sir Nilesh Samani, BHF Medical Director, said the findings emphasised the need to sharpen preventive strategies and improve detection measures so people could benefit from anti-clotting drugs.
Source: Daily Express
