2021
DOI: 10.51126/revsalus.v3i2.146
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Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in Bengo Province, Angola: Results from a population-based study

Abstract: Introdução: A fibrilhação auricular é a arritmia sustentada mais comum na população adulta com significado clínico, representando um importante problema de saúde pública. Não existe na literatura dados publicados acerca da prevalência da fibrilhação auricular em Angola. Objetivo: O presente estudo foi realizado com o objetivo de determinar a prevalência de fibrilhação auricular numa população do Bengo, uma província do norte de Angola, estratificada por sexo e idade e análise da sua relação com alguns fatores … Show more

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“…In Africa is a public health problem and requires urgent intervention to minimize this problem 22 In Angola the prevalence of stroke prior to transient ischemic attack was 0.4%. Some population-based studies show crude prevalence rates for stroke survivors ranging from 15/100,000 in Ethiopia and 963/100,000 in Egypt to 1460/100,000 in the Niger Delta region 23…”
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confidence: 99%
“…In Africa is a public health problem and requires urgent intervention to minimize this problem 22 In Angola the prevalence of stroke prior to transient ischemic attack was 0.4%. Some population-based studies show crude prevalence rates for stroke survivors ranging from 15/100,000 in Ethiopia and 963/100,000 in Egypt to 1460/100,000 in the Niger Delta region 23…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%