The Trends of Atrial Fibrillation-Related Hospital Visit and Cost, Treatment Pattern and Mortality in Korea: 10-Year Nationwide Sample Cohort Data

Fig. 1. According to the progressive increase in the prevalence of AF, the number of hospitalizations and the number of outpatient clinic visits had the progressive increase from 2004 to 2013. (A) Trends of the number of AF population, (B) hospital visit, and (C) mean number of hospital visit per patient/year. AF: afrial fibrillation.

Fig. 2. Mean medical cost per patient/year significantly increased with exponential increase of the hospitalization cost. (A) Trends of total medical cost and (B) mean medical cost.*p<0.001 for trends.

Fig. 3. Patients' distribution according to CHA2DS2-VASc score.

Fig. 4. The proportion of patients with anticoagulation (warfarin), and those who taking aspirin showed no significant change from 2004 to 2013. (A) Trends of the use of medication for stroke prevention in total population and (B) in patients with CHA2DS2-VASc score ≥2.