Atrial fibrillation: epidemiologic stakes, definition, and economic aspects

Annales de cardiologie et d'angéiologie
A Da CostaK Isaaz

Abstract

Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and a major contributor to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the general population. Morbidity and mortality are essentially related to stroke and heart failure. Despite a long history of medical exploration of AFib, many aspects deserve to be considered including AFib definitions, epidemiologic stakes and economic burden posed by AFib. Such aspects are integral part of the evaluation, and accordingly both clinical and therapeutic AFib patients approach. Through this article these various aspects were raised in order to help the clinician to better understand this arrhythmia which is generally easy to identify but often delicate and complex to treat.

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