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Essentials in Primary Care Conference<br />
Wednesday, July 31, 2013<br />
Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation<br />
Stratified by Age <strong>and</strong> Sex<br />
x-axis = %<br />
with AF<br />
y-axis =<br />
age of<br />
person<br />
# Women 530 310 566 896 1498 1572 1291 1132<br />
# Men 1529 634 934 1426 1907 1886 1374 759<br />
Go AS, JAMA. 2001 May 9;285(18):2370-5.<br />
AF Accounts For An Increasing<br />
Number of Hospitalizations<br />
(National Hospital Discharge Survey)<br />
Prevalence per 10,000 Persons<br />
140<br />
120<br />
100<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
Principal Diagnosis<br />
of AF<br />
0<br />
1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999<br />
Year<br />
Per 10,000 Persons<br />
1400<br />
1200<br />
1000<br />
800<br />
600<br />
400<br />
200<br />
Any Diagnosis<br />
of AF<br />
0<br />
1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999<br />
Year<br />
Age (y) 85+ 75-84 65-74 55-64 35-54<br />
Wattigney WA, et al. Circulation. 2003;108:711-716.<br />
Jan Basile, MD<br />
Atrial Fibrillation & Stroke Prevention
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