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MEDICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Volume 92, Issue 1, Pages 17-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2007.09.002
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [N01HC25195, N01 HC025195, N01-HC 25195, R01 HL076784] Funding Source: Medline
- NIA NIH HHS [1R01 AG028321, R01 AG028321] Funding Source: Medline
- NINDS NIH HHS [6R01-NS 17950, R01 NS017950] Funding Source: Medline
- DIVISION OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS [N01HC025195] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE [R01HL076784] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE [R01NS017950] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING [R01AG028321] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Atrial fibrillation (AF), an increasingly common dysrhythmia, is responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality. Currently in the United States, approximately 2.3 million people are diagnosed with AF and, based on the census, this number may rise to 5.6 million by 2050. Risk factors for AF include advancing age and cardiovascular disease and its risk factors. The chief hazard of AF is embolic stroke, which is increased four- to fivefold, assuming great importance in advanced age when it becomes a dominant factor. AF is associated with about a doubling of mortality.
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