EVENT
September
09
2017
09 Sep 2017 04:00 AM
World AF Awareness Day
September 9, 2017 is World AF Awareness Day. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained heart rhythm condition, affecting approximately 2% of the total population, with one in four adults over 40 developing the arrhythmia in their lifetime. AF raises the risk of stroke five-fold, with approximately one in five strokes being attributed to AF. It is important to detect and treat AF, in order to reduce this risk.