Periodic Reporting for period 2 - AFFECT-EU (DIGITAL, RISK-BASED SCREENING FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY)

Owing to the demographic changes, we are facing an arrhythmia epidemic of atrial fibrillation (AF) in the aging European population with a prevalence of approximately 2.5-3% (twice as high in men and 5% prevalence in individuals ≥65 years) and a projected doubling of this...