Epidemiology
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is now considered epidemic and is one of the most important healthcare issues...
It is by now generally accepted that the incidence and prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is growing rapidly.
There seems to be no question that the incidence (new cases per 1000 person-years) and prevalence (% of a given population having AF at any...
The QT interval is a measure of the time between the start of the Q wave and the end of the T wave in the heart's electrical cycle.
A recent study carried out by researchers at Pennsylvania State University concludes that the prevalence in the US...
Our LAF surveys have consistently found a greater proportion of men (75-80%) than women among respondents.
It is estimated that 2.5 million people in the USA and 4.3 million individuals in the EU suffer from atrial fibrillation (AF).
Surveys of lone afibbers generally find that the ratio of men to women is about 80:20.