2017 consensus of the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society on stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation.

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Published in J Arrhythm on June 27, 2017

Authors

Chern-En Chiang1, Ken Okumura2, Shu Zhang3, Tze-Fan Chao4,5, Chung-Wah Siu6, Toon Wei Lim7, Anil Saxena8, Yoshihide Takahashi9, Wee Siong Teo10

Author Affiliations

1: General Clinical Research Center and Division of Cardiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
2: Division of Cardiology, Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital Cardiovascular Center, Kumamoto, Japan.
3: State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital; National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People׳s Republic of China.
4: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
5: Institute of Clinical Medicine, and Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
6: Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
7: National University Heart Centre, National University Hospital, Singapore.
8: Cardiac Pacing & Electrophysiology Center, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, India.
9: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
10: National Heart Centre, Singapore.

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