A SURVEY sponsored by health promotion charity hearts4heart has revealed alarming gaps in atrial fibrillation (AF) awareness among Australian adults, prompting urgent calls from clinicians, politicians, patients, and carers, for heightened education and awareness campaigns to tackle this critical issue head-on.
The report provided an in-depth look at respondents' understanding of AF symptoms, revealing a stark reality.
Around half of the adult population, have limited knowledge of AF with only 16% or approx. 3.3 million are aware of the condition, but unfamiliar with the symptoms it entails, and 33% or about 6.7 million are completely unaware of the condition.
Only 7% or around 1.4 million individuals, could correctly identify all AF symptoms.
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