Objective To examine the excess risk of hospitalisation in patients with incident atrial
fibrillation (AF). Design A nationwide, retrospective cohort study. Setting Denmark …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with multiple comorbidities and various
adverse outcome events, suggesting a high risk of hospital admissions in this patient …

Objective Hospitalization for atrial fibrillation (AF) is a large and growing public health
problem. We examined current trends in the incidence, prevalence, and associated mortality …

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 …

Objective To study time trends in incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in the entire Norwegian
population from 2004 to 2014, by age and sex, and to estimate the prevalence of AF at the …

Aims The high costs associated with treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF) are primarily due to
hospital care, but there are limited data to understand the reasons for and predictors of …

Aims To evaluate long-term all-cause risk of mortality in women and men hospitalized for the
first time with atrial fibrillation (AF) compared with matched controls. Methods and results A …

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 …

Background Previous studies on atrial fibrillation (AF) epidemiology have used various case
definitions for AF, but the effect of location of diagnosis on the apparent epidemiology of AF …

Aims Atrial fibrillation is a common and important cause of cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality that may become more prevalent due to an ageing population and more prolonged …