The past 3 decades have been characterized by an exponential growth in knowledge and
advances in the clinical treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). It is now known that AF genesis …

In the last 20 years, atrial fibrillation (AF) has become one of the most important public health
problems and a significant cause of increasing health care costs in western countries. The …

Importance There is little evidence to support selection of heart rate control therapy in
patients with permanent atrial fibrillation, in particular those with coexisting heart failure …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia (estimated lifetime risk, 22%–26%). The
aim of this article is to review the clinical epidemiological features of AF and to relate them to …

Background Incidence and prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) are expected to increase
dramatically; however, we currently lack comprehensive data on temporal trends in …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) represents an increasing public health challenge with
profound social and economic implications. Methods A comprehensive synthesis and review …

Background There are few studies of atrial fibrillation (AF) outside of North America or
Europe. The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence, incidence, management …

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation is associated with substantial mortality and morbidity from
stroke and thromboembolism. Despite an efficacious oral anticoagulation therapy (warfarin) …

Aims Based on an analysis of claims-based data of 8.298 million members of two German
statutory health insurance funds, the aim of this contribution is to quantify age-/gender …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia with ever-increasing public health
impact. 1 Over 50 years of observation in the Framingham Heart Study (FHS), there is a 4 …