Association of oral anticoagulation persistence and health-related quality of life in stroke survivors with atrial fibrillation: long-term results of the Berlin atrial fibrillation registry

Neurol Res Pract. 2026 Sep 16;8(1):78. doi: 10.1186/s42466-026-00534-z.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Persistence to oral anticoagulation (OAC) is crucial to prevent recurrent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Little is known about the association of OAC intake, persistence to OAC, and type of

L Lena Steindorf-Sabath

Opportunistic and systematic screening for atrial fibrillation in adults aged ≥ 65 years in primary care: a systematic review of randomized and cluster randomized trials

BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2026 Sep 11;26(1):805. doi: 10.1186/s12872-026-06253-2.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether opportunistic atrial fibrillation (AF) screening in adults aged ≥ 65 years improves AF detection and clinical outcomes compared with usual care, and to compare opportunistic and syst

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