Epidemiology of heart failure

VL Roger - Circulation research, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Heart failure (HF) has been singled out as an epidemic and is a staggering clinical and
public health problem, associated with significant mortality, morbidity, and healthcare …

Atrial fibrillation: profile and burden of an evolving epidemic in the 21st century

J Ball, MJ Carrington, JJV McMurray… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) represents an increasing public health challenge with
profound social and economic implications. Methods A comprehensive synthesis and review …

Contemporary trends of hospitalization for atrial fibrillation in the United States, 2000 through 2010: implications for healthcare planning

NJ Patel, A Deshmukh, S Pant, V Singh, N Patel… - Circulation, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia. The
associated morbidity and mortality make AF a major public health burden. Hospitalizations …

Lifetime risk for development of atrial fibrillation: the Framingham Heart Study

DM Lloyd-Jones, TJ Wang, EP Leip, MG Larson… - Circulation, 2004 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac dysrhythmia and a source of
considerable morbidity and mortality, but lifetime risk for AF has not been estimated …

A population-based study of the long-term risks associated with atrial fibrillation: 20-year follow-up of the Renfrew/Paisley study

S Stewart, CL Hart, DJ Hole, JJV McMurray - The American journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To describe the effect of atrial fibrillation on long-term morbidity and mortality.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The Renfrew/Paisley Study surveyed 7052 men and 8354 …

2011 ACCF/AHA/HRS focused updates incorporated into the ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation: a report of the …

V Fuster, LE Rydén, DS Cannom, HJ Crijns, AB Curtis… - Circulation, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
For new or updated text, view the 2011 Focused Update and the 2011 Focused Update on
Dabigatran. Text supporting unchanged recommendations has not been updated. Atrial …

Trends in heart failure incidence and survival in a community-based population

VL Roger, SA Weston, MM Redfield… - Jama, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
ContextThe epidemic of heart failure has yet to be fully investigated, and data on incidence,
survival, and sex-specific temporal trends in community-based populations are limited …

Acc/aha/esc 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation: A report of the american college of cardiology/american heart association task force …

V Fuster, LE Rydén, DS Cannom, HJ Crijns, AB Curtis… - Circulation, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac rhythm disturbance, increasing
in prevalence with age. AF is often associated with structural heart disease, although a …

Cost of an emerging epidemic: an economic analysis of atrial fibrillation in the UK

S Stewart, N Murphy, A Walker, A McGuire… - Heart, 2004 - heart.bmj.com
Objective: To evaluate the cost of atrial fibrillation (AF) to health and social services in the
UK in 1995 and, based on epidemiological trends, to project this estimate to 2000. Design …

Prevention of atrial fibrillation: report from a national heart, lung, and blood institute workshop

EJ Benjamin, PS Chen, DE Bild, AM Mascette… - Circulation, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute convened an expert panel April 28 to 29,
2008, to identify gaps and recommend research strategies to prevent atrial fibrillation (AF) …