Publication details
Epidemiologie fibrilace síní
| Title in English | Epidemiology of atrial fibrillation |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Kardiologická revue |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Cardiovascular diseases incl. cardiosurgery |
| Keywords | atrial fibrillation epidemiology risk factors genetics |
| Description | The growing epidemic of atrial fibrillation, with its associated morbidity and mortality, intersects with a number of risk factors including ageing and other conditions including thromboembolism, stroke, congestive heart failure, hypertension, and also perhaps metabolic syndrome and systemic inflammation. Currently in the USA, 2,3 million people are diagnosed with AF and, on the basis of the US census, this number is expected to rise to 3,3 million by 2020 and to 5,6 million by 2050. This may even be a substantial underestimate: recent data from Rochester, USA suggest that there has been an almost three-fold increase in the prevalence of AF over the last three decades, after adjustment for age. The explanations for this phenomenon are likely multifactorial, and the socio-economic implications considerable. |
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