Catheter Abalation for AF : Past, Present and Future.
Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained tachyarrhythmia encountered by physicians. The prevalence of AF in patients over the age of 65 is approximately 6%, and approaches 10% in patients over the age of 85.1 As the median age of the population in the United States becomes older, the epidemiologic burden of AF in this country will likely increase. Currently approximately 2.2 million people in the United States have AF.1 AF, while typically not a life-threatening arrhythmia per se, is associated with increased risk of stroke,2 heart failure, and increased mortality. The stroke risk in patients with AF, for instance, is increased between 5and 7-fold compared to similar patients without AF. 3, 4
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
DOI: 10.4022/jafib.102
Authors: David Spragg, Hugh Calkins
Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1998126510