Prevalence and treatment of atrial fibrillation in UK general practice from 2000 to 2016.

Nicola Jaime AdderleyRonan RyanKrishnarajah NirantharakumarTom Marshall

Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2018)

From 2000 to 2016, the prevalence of recorded AF has increased in all age groups and both sexes. Anticoagulant treatment of eligible patients with AF has more than doubled, with marked improvements since 2011, alongside a reduction in the use of anticoagulants in ineligible patients with AF.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
general practice
risk factors
left atrial
oral anticoagulants
catheter ablation
left atrial appendage
primary care
venous thromboembolism
acute coronary syndrome
cross sectional