A population-based description of atrial fibrillation in the emergency department, 2002 to 2010

CL Atzema, PC Austin, E Miller, AS Chong… - Annals of emergency …, 2013 - Elsevier
Study objective We aimed to describe the demographics, care, and outcomes of patients
with atrial fibrillation in the emergency department (ED), as well as temporal changes over …

Increasing US emergency department visit rates and subsequent hospital admissions for atrial fibrillation from 1993 to 2004

AJ McDonald, AJ Pelletier, PT Ellinor… - Annals of emergency …, 2008 - Elsevier
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Atrial fibrillation is a significant public health problem that is becoming
increasingly prevalent. The clinical epidemiology of US emergency department (ED) visits …

Emergency department visits for atrial fibrillation in the United States: trends in admission rates and economic burden from 2007 to 2014

G Rozen, SM Hosseini, MI Kaadan, Y Biton… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an increasingly prevalent public health problem and one
of the most common causes of emergency department (ED) visits. We aimed to investigate …

Predictors of regional variations in hospitalizations following emergency department visits for atrial fibrillation

TW Barrett, WH Self, CA Jenkins, AB Storrow… - The American journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
The emergency department (ED) is often where atrial fibrillation (AF) is first detected and
acutely treated and affected patients dispositioned. We used the Nationwide Emergency …

Thirty-day and 1-year outcomes of emergency department patients with atrial fibrillation and no acute underlying medical cause

FX Scheuermeyer, E Grafstein, R Stenstrom… - Annals of emergency …, 2012 - Elsevier
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Atrial fibrillation is the most common dysrhythmia observed in the
emergency department (ED), yet there is little research describing long-term outcomes after …

Emergency department, hospital inpatient, and mortality burden of atrial fibrillation in the United States, 2006 to 2014

SL Jackson, X Tong, X Yin, MG George… - The American journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasing in the United States as the population
ages, but national surveillance is lacking. This cross-sectional study (2006 to 2014) …

Characteristics of hospitalized patients with atrial fibrillation in Taiwan: a nationwide observation

CH Lee, PY Liu, LM Tsai, WC Tsai, MT Ho… - The American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The aim of the study is to describe the nationwide epidemiological data for
hospitalized patients with atrial fibrillation in Taiwan. METHODS: We collected information …

A clinical prediction model to estimate risk for 30-day adverse events in emergency department patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation

TW Barrett, AR Martin, AB Storrow, CA Jenkins… - Annals of emergency …, 2011 - Elsevier
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Atrial fibrillation affects more than 2 million people in the United States
and accounts for nearly 1% of emergency department (ED) visits. Physicians have little …

Rising rates of hospital admissions for atrial fibrillation

J Friberg, P Buch, H Scharling, N Gadsbøll… - Epidemiology, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Background: Atrial fibrillation is a common arrhythmia associated with excess morbidity and
mortality. We studied temporal changes in hospital admission rates for atrial fibrillation using …

Changing trends of hospital utilization in patients after their first episode of atrial fibrillation

Y Miyasaka, ME Barnes, BJ Gersh, SS Cha… - The American journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
A marked increase in hospitalization for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has previously
been noted. Whether this increase is related to a change in the prevalence of AF or a …