Top medical experts and a patients’ group in Hong Kong have called for wider screenings to be implemented for a common disorder leading to an irregular heart beat, in a bid to reduce the number of related stroke cases.
The move came as incidents of stroke caused by atrial fibrillation jumped from 84 cases in 1999 to 321 in 2014, according to data from Prince of Wales Hospital.
“Patients suffering from atrial fibrillation might not present any symptoms until stroke occurs. Therefore...
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