Atrial fibrillation epidemiology, disparity and healthcare contacts: a population-wide study of 5.6 million individuals

• Main Authors: Sheng-Chia Chung (Author), Reecha Sofat (Author), Dionisio Acosta-Mena (Author), Julie A Taylor (Author), Pier D Lambiase (Author), Juan P Casas (Author), Rui Providencia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: We aimed to evaluate atrial fibrillation occurrence, reasons for healthcare visits, mortality, causes of death and examined patterns by relative deprivation in the UK.Methods: To study the atrial fibrillation (AF) incidence, mortality and case-fatality, we implemented a prospective cohor...