Temporal Trends in Incidence, Prevalence, and Mortality of Atrial Fibrillation in Primary Care

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  Figure 1. Age‐adjusted annual incidence rate of atrial fibrillation per 1000 in the UK (1998–2010) showing (A) increases in incidence over time with increasing age, particularly in older patients, and (B) sex‐stratified incidence of atrial fibrillation with higher rates in men.

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  Figure 2. One‐year crude mortality rates and 95% CIs according to the year of incident atrial fibrillation. In patients aged 55 to 74 years, there was a significant reduction over time (incidence rate ratio per calendar year, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.95–0.99; P<0.001), whereas no difference in mortality was observed in patients aged ≥75 years (incidence rate ratio, 1.00; 95% CI, 0.99–1.01; P=0.84).

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  Figure 3. Estimated change from 2010 in the UK population and numbers of patients with AF in comparison to the predicted United Kingdom population, assuming increased incidence of AF. AF indicates atrial fibrillation.