title: The atrial fibrillation epidemic: a validated diagnosis, or not?
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, Hellerup 2900, Denmark.
authors.forename: Jonas Bjerring
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Olesen
authors.affiliation: University of Birmingham Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, City Hospital, Birmingham B18 7QH, UK.
authors.forename: Gregory Y H
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Lip
authors.affiliation: Service de Cardiologie, Pôle Coeur Thorax Vasculaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Trousseau et Faculté de Médecine, Université François Rabelais, Tours, France lfau@med.univ-tours.fr.
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fauchier
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012042:Registries; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*