Incident atrial fibrillation in primary care has plateaued overall but continues to rise in patients aged ≥75 years, driving a large projected increase in overall AF prevalence.
In a large general practice population, incident AF increased and then plateaued overall, with a continued increase in patients aged ≥75 years. The large projected increase in AF prevalence associated with temporal changes in AF-related comorbidities suggests the need for comprehensive implementation of AF prevention and management strategies.
Lane et al. (Fri,) studied this question.