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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia found in clinical practice.[1] It accounts for 1/3 of hospital admissions for cardiac rhythm disturbances[1], and the rate of admissions for AF has risen in recent years.[2]
Epidemiology and Demographics
Age
The incidence of atrial fibrillation increases with age. The prevalence in individuals over the age of 80 is about 8%.[3]
United States
Approximately 2.2 million individuals in the United States and 4.5 million in the European Union have AF.[1][4]
Developed Countries
In developed countries, the number of patients with atrial fibrillation is likely to increase during the next 50 years, due to the growing proportion of elderly individuals.[5]
Prevalence
It should be noted that the prevalence of atrial fibrillation increases with increasing age, and its prevalence is increased among Caucasians, patients with hypertension and valvular heart disease[6]. The prevalence in the general population is 0.4%.[7]
Incidence
Research has shown that the incidence of AF increased from less than 0.1% per year in those under 40 years of age to greater than 1.5% per year in women over 80 age and greater than 2% per year in men over 80 years of age. The age-adjusted incidence in the Framingham Heart Study found that in 38 years of follow-up, 20.6% of men and 26.0% of women who had developed AF had congestive heart failure at inclusion versus 3.2% and 2.9%, respectively, of those without AF. Among patients referred for treatment of heart failure, the 2-to-3-year incidence of AF was 5% to 10%. There was some evidence to suggest that incidence of AF may be lower in heart failure patients with pharmacologic intervention.[1]
References
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Citation will be completed automatically in a few minutes. Jump the queue or expand by hand - ↑ Friberg J, Buch P, Scharling H, Gadsbphioll N, Jensen GB. (2003). "Rising rates of hospital admissions for atrial fibrillation". Epidemiology. 14 (6): 666–72. doi:10.1097/01.ede.0000091649.26364.c0. PMID 14569181.
- ↑ Furberg CD, Psaty BM, Manolio TA, Gardin JM, Smith VE, Rautaharju PM (1994). "Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in elderly subjects (the Cardiovascular Health Study)". Am. J. Cardiol. 74 (3): 236–41. doi:10.1016/0002-9149(94)90363-8. PMID 8037127.
- ↑ Go AS, Hylek EM, Phillips KA; et al. (2001). "Prevalence of diagnosed atrial fibrillation in adults: national implications for rhythm management and stroke prevention: the AnTicoagulation and Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation (ATRIA) Study". JAMA. 285 (18): 2370–5. doi:10.1001/jama.285.18.2370. PMID 11343485.
- ↑ Go AS, Hylek EM, Phillips KA, Chang Y, Henault LE, Selby JV, Singer DE (2001). "Prevalence of diagnosed atrial fibrillation in adults: national implications for rhythm management and stroke prevention: the AnTicoagulation and Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation (ATRIA) Study". JAMA. 285 (18): 2370–5. doi:10.1001/jama.285.18.2370. PMID 11343485. PMID 11343485
- ↑ Fuster V, Rydén LE, Asinger RW; et al. (2001). "ACC/AHA/ESC guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines and Policy Conferences (Committee to develop guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation) developed in collaboration with the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology". Eur. Heart J. 22 (20): 1852–923. doi:10.1053/euhj.2001.2983. PMID 11601835. Unknown parameter
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