Journal article
Factors Associated With the Epidemic of Hospitalizations Due to Atrial Fibrillation
Abstract
Recent reports have described that hospitalizations for atrial fibrillation (AF) are continuing to increase. Given that hospitalizations are responsible for most of the economic burden associated with AF, the aim of this study was to characterize the impact of age and how changing procedural practices may be contributing to the increasing rates of AF hospitalizations. The annual age- and gender-specific incidence of hospitalizations for AF, …
Authors
Wong CX; Brooks AG; Lau DH; Leong DP; Sun MT; Sullivan T; Roberts-Thomson KC; Sanders P
Journal
The American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 110, No. 10, pp. 1496–1499
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.07.011
ISSN
0002-9149