{"id":2849,"date":"2018-11-19T11:55:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T11:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week\/"},"modified":"2021-04-30T19:17:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T18:17:21","slug":"this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week\/","title":{"rendered":"This week is Global Atrial Fibrillation Aware Week!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"post-7043 media-7043\" class=\"align-none break-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AF-1024x537.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>This week, from 19-25 November 2018, is AF Association Global AF Aware Week.<\/p>\n<p>Atrial Fibrillation (AF)\u00a0is the most common arrhythmia (heart rhythm disorder). Over 1.5 million people have been diagnosed with AF in the UK alone, although experts estimate that at least 500,000 people remain undiagnosed.\u00a0This number is expected to double by 2050.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the message is \u2018Know Your Pulse to Know Your Heart Rhythm\u2019. Knowing your pulse is the easiest way to detect an arrhythmia, and we all need to help us spread the word.<\/p>\n<p>The AF Association is also promoting our Detect, Protect, Correct &amp; Perfect campaign, as per the image above.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heartrhythmalliance.org\/afa\/uk\/af-aware-week\">Discover more on the AF website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch our news article section for &#8216;White Paper on inequalities and unmet needs in the detection of atrial fibrillation (AF) and use of therapies to prevent AF\u2010related stroke in Europe&#8217; this coming Wednesday 21 November!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, from 19-25 November 2018, is AF Association Global AF Aware Week. Atrial Fibrillation (AF)\u00a0is the most common arrhythmia (heart rhythm disorder). Over 1.5 million people have been diagnosed with AF in the UK alone, although experts estimate that at least 500,000 people remain undiagnosed.\u00a0This number is expected to double by 2050. This year, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2850,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"event":[],"project-campaign":[],"topic":[],"class_list":["post-2849","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.2 (Yoast SEO v23.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>This week is Global Atrial Fibrillation Aware Week! - World Heart Federation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"This week is Global Atrial Fibrillation Aware Week!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This week, from 19-25 November 2018, is AF Association Global AF Aware Week. Atrial Fibrillation (AF)\u00a0is the most common arrhythmia (heart rhythm disorder). Over 1.5 million people have been diagnosed with AF in the UK alone, although experts estimate that at least 500,000 people remain undiagnosed.\u00a0This number is expected to double by 2050. This year, [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"World Heart Federation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-04-30T18:17:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AF.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1190\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"624\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week\/\",\"name\":\"This week is Global Atrial Fibrillation Aware Week! - World Heart Federation\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AF.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-11-19T11:55:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-04-30T18:17:21+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AF.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AF.jpg\",\"width\":1190,\"height\":624},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"This week is Global Atrial Fibrillation Aware Week!\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/\",\"name\":\"World Heart Federation\",\"description\":\"Cardiovascular Health for Everyone\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"World Heart Federation\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/main-logo.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/main-logo.svg\",\"width\":183,\"height\":59,\"caption\":\"World Heart Federation\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"This week is Global Atrial Fibrillation Aware Week! - World Heart Federation","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"This week is Global Atrial Fibrillation Aware Week!","og_description":"This week, from 19-25 November 2018, is AF Association Global AF Aware Week. Atrial Fibrillation (AF)\u00a0is the most common arrhythmia (heart rhythm disorder). Over 1.5 million people have been diagnosed with AF in the UK alone, although experts estimate that at least 500,000 people remain undiagnosed.\u00a0This number is expected to double by 2050. This year, [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week\/","og_site_name":"World Heart Federation","article_modified_time":"2021-04-30T18:17:21+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1190,"height":624,"url":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AF.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week\/","url":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week\/","name":"This week is Global Atrial Fibrillation Aware Week! - World Heart Federation","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AF.jpg","datePublished":"2018-11-19T11:55:00+00:00","dateModified":"2021-04-30T18:17:21+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AF.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AF.jpg","width":1190,"height":624},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/this-week-is-global-atrial-fibrillation-aware-week\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"This week is Global Atrial Fibrillation Aware Week!"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/","name":"World Heart Federation","description":"Cardiovascular Health for Everyone","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/#organization","name":"World Heart Federation","url":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/main-logo.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/main-logo.svg","width":183,"height":59,"caption":"World Heart Federation"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/2849"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/2849\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5617,"href":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/2849\/revisions\/5617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event?post=2849"},{"taxonomy":"project-campaign","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project-campaign?post=2849"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=2849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}