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Increasing trends in hospitalisations due to atrial fibrillation in Australia from 1993 to 2013.

Celine GallagherJeroen M L HendriksLynne GilesJonathan KarnonClarabelle PhamAdrian D ElliottMelissa E MiddeldorpRajiv MahajanDennis H LauPrashanthan SandersChristopher X Wong
Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2019)
The burden of AF hospitalisations continues to rise unabated. AF has now surpassed both MI and HF hospitalisations and represents a growing cost burden. New models of healthcare delivery are required to stem this growing healthcare burden.
Keyphrases
  • atrial fibrillation
  • healthcare
  • risk factors
  • left atrial
  • oral anticoagulants
  • catheter ablation
  • heart failure
  • left atrial appendage
  • acute coronary syndrome
  • venous thromboembolism
  • mitral valve