Gregory Y.H. Lip

2020 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)

International audience

2017 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation

peer reviewed

2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS

peer reviewed

Prevalence, incidence and lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation: the Rotterdam study

In this prospective study in a European population, the prevalence and incidence of AF increased with age and were higher in men than in women. The high lifetime risk to develop...

Projections on the number of individuals with atrial fibrillation in the European Union, from 2000 to 2060

We estimate that from 2010 to 2060, the number of adults 55 years and over with AF in the European Union will more than double. As AF is associated with significant morbidities ...

Prevalence, Incidence, and Lifetime Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in China

Chronic kidney disease in patients with cardiac rhythm disturbances or implantable electrical devices: clinical significance and implications for decision making-a position paper of the European Heart Rhythm Association endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society and the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society

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Lifetime Risks, Projected Numbers, and Adverse Outcomes in Asian Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial high-rate episodes and stroke prevention

While the benefit of oral anticoagulants (OACs) for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is well established, it is not known whether oral anticoagulation...

Apixaban in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

In patients with atrial fibrillation for whom vitamin K antagonist therapy was unsuitable, apixaban reduced the risk of stroke or systemic embolism without significantly increas...

Blood pressure measurement

Most devices for measuring blood pressure are dependent on one common feature, namely, occluding the artery of an extremity (arm, wrist, finger, or leg) with an inflatable cuff ...