Rising rates of hospital admissions for atrial fibrillation
J Friberg, P Buch, H Scharling, N Gadsbøll… - Epidemiology, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Background: Atrial fibrillation is a common arrhythmia associated with excess morbidity and
mortality. We studied temporal changes in hospital admission rates for atrial fibrillation using
data from a prospective population-based cohort study spanning 2 decades (the
Copenhagen City Heart Study). Methods: The study included baseline data collected in
1981 through 1983 on 10,955 persons age 40 to 79 years and baseline data collected in
1991 through 1994 on 7212 persons age 40 to 79 years. We used hospital diagnosis data …
mortality. We studied temporal changes in hospital admission rates for atrial fibrillation using
data from a prospective population-based cohort study spanning 2 decades (the
Copenhagen City Heart Study). Methods: The study included baseline data collected in
1981 through 1983 on 10,955 persons age 40 to 79 years and baseline data collected in
1991 through 1994 on 7212 persons age 40 to 79 years. We used hospital diagnosis data …
