Prevalence and Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation Among Older Primary Care Patients
Shaan Khurshid, Jeffrey M. Ashburner, Patrick T. Ellinor, David D. McManus, Steven J. Atlas, Daniel E. Singer, Steven A. Lubitz
Abstract
This cohort study is a secondary analysis of the VITAL-AF trial and assesses the prevalence and incidence of atrial fibrillation among the trial’s control participants.
Topics & Concepts
Atrial fibrillationIncidence (geometry)MedicineCohortPrimary careInternal medicineCohort studyCardiologyEmergency medicinePediatricsFamily medicinePhysicsOpticsAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsAntiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases