This commentary highlights the unique challenges, guideline recommendations, and unmet needs for managing atrial fibrillation in Southeast and South Asian populations.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major cardiac rhythm disorder with an increasing global prevalence and significant consequences on outcomes such as ischemic stroke/systemic embolism (SSE), major bleeding, and death.1 Racial differences in SSE and bleeding are reported between Asians and non-Asians,2 thus this Comment aims to highlight the challenges of AF care in Southeast Asia (SEA) and South Asia (SA). We discuss the guideline recommendations for management of patients with AF in Asian countries, as well as the unmet needs in Thailand, India, and Sri Lanka.
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