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

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

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...

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Main Authors: Sheng-Chia Chung, Reecha Sofat, Dionisio Acosta-Mena, Julie A Taylor, Pier D Lambiase, Juan P Casas, Rui Providencia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:The Lancet Regional Health. Europe
Subjects:
Atrial Fibrillation
Electronic Health Records
healthcare contacts
epidemiology
cause of death
health inequality
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666776221001344

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