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AuthorSalam, Amar M.
AuthorKaddoura, Rasha
AuthorSalih, Vehid
AuthorAsopa, Sanjay
Available date2023-07-25T11:53:45Z
Publication Date2021-12-22
Publication NameReviews in Cardiovascular Medicine
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2204127
CitationSalam, A. M., Kaddoura, R., Hagen, C., & Asopa, S. (2021). Atrial fibrillation in Middle Eastern Arabs and South Asians: a scoping review.
ISSN1530-6550
URIhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85122852185&origin=inward
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/46342
AbstractMost of the published literature on Atrial fibrillation (AF) originates from the northern hemisphere and mainly involves Caucasian patients, with limited studies in certain ethnicities and races. This scoping review was conducted to collect and summarize the pertinent evidence from the published scientific literature on AF in South Asians and Middle Eastern Arabs. MEDLINE, Embase and CENTRAL databases were included in our search. After screening 8995 records, 55 studies were selected; 42 from the Middle East and 13 from South Asia. Characteristics of the included studies were tabulated, and their data were summarized for study design, setting, enrolment period, sample size, demographics, prevalence or incidence of AF, comorbidities, risk factors, AF types and symptoms, management, outcomes, and risk determinants. Identified literature gaps included a paucity of community or population-based studies that are representative of these two ethnicities/races. In addition, studies that addressed ethnic/racial in-equality and access to treatment were lacking. Our study underscores the urgent need to study cardiovascular disorders, particularly AF, in South Asians and Middle Eastern Arabs as well as in other less represented ethnicities and races.
Languageen
PublisherIMR Press Limited
SubjectArabs
Atrial fibrillation
Middle East
Scoping review
South Asians
TitleAtrial fibrillation in Middle Eastern Arabs and South Asians: a scoping review
TypeArticle
Issue Number4
Volume Number22
dc.accessType Open Access


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