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—Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia. The
associated morbidity and mortality make AF a major public health burden. Hospitalizations …

Objectives The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of atrial fibrillation
(AF) in a tertiary care centre, to describe the comorbidity profile of hospitalised patients with …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia seen in clinical
practice, which places affected patients at an increased risk of mortality, heart failure and …

Aims Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with numerous cardiovascular complications. We
sought to estimate the annual burden of cardiovascular complications in AF patients in …

The objective of our study was to evaluate the impact of atrial fibrillation (AF) on secondary
care costs in Scotland. Patient hospitalisation data from the Information and Statistics …

Objective Temporal changes in the healthcare burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) are less well
known in rapidly ageing Asian countries. We examined trends in hospitalisations, costs …

Objective To assess the frequency and predictors of unplanned readmissions after
hospitalisation for incident atrial fibrillation (AF) and the association of readmissions with …

Background Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) underwent a high risk of hospitalization,
which has not been paid much attention to in practice. Therefore, we aimed to assess the …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common disease that frequently requires acute
hospital care; however, the cost of hospital care in Canada has not been reported. The …