Key result
Atrial fibrillation affects 1-2% of the general population, with the lifetime risk of developing the arrhythmia increasing with age.
Why the study?
What is the prevalence of diagnosed, undiagnosed, and overall atrial fibrillation in a population over 60 years old?
What is the prevalence of diagnosed, undiagnosed, and overall atrial fibrillation in a population over 60 years old?
Emphasizes rising AF burden with age; leaves open precise prevalence estimates including undiagnosed cases in adults over 60.
Introduction al fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia in clinical practice [1] that affects 1-2% of general population although estimates and projections of diagnosed prevalence of AF have been highly inconsistent across published studies. The life-time risk to develop AF increases with the age and it is higher in
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Clua‐Espuny et al. (2014) studied this question. Atrial fibrillation affects 1-2% of the general population, with the lifetime risk of developing the arrhythmia increasing with age.
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