Description:

This session will present the epidemiologic and clinical importance of atrial fibrillation, which is commonly associated with many other diseases, including diseases of the chest. The relationship between atrial fibrillation and stroke is clear, but the mechanism underlying this association appears nowadays more complex than in the past. Risk stratification for stroke is the basis for instituting oral anticoagulation, which has a major impact on the risk of stroke, with great value for the patients.