Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, affecting approximately 2.2 million people in the US. The presentation of AF ranges from asymptomatic to severely symptomatic. When symptomatic, AF has been shown to have an adverse impact on health-related quality of life (HR-QOL)...

The AFSymp™ demonstrates evidence of reliability and validity as a comprehensive measure of AF symptoms that can be used to assess patient outcomes in clinical and research settings. More research is needed to evaluate the instrument’s responsiveness. </AbstractSection> Copyright Springer International...

<Emphasis Type="Bold">Background and objective: As upper gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are common with the use of low-dose aspirin (low-dose acetylsalicylic acid [LDASA]; 75–325 mg/day), this exploratory qualitative study evaluated the upper GI symptom experience and attribution of symptoms among patients taking...</emphasis>