Prevalence, incidence and lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation: the Rotterdam study

Heeringa, Jan; A.M. van der Kuip, Deirdre; Hofman, Albert; A. Kors, Jan; van Herpen, Gerard; H. Stricker, Bruno; Stijnen, Theo; Y.H. Lip, Gregory; C.M. Witteman, Jacqueline

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi825

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Prevalence, incidence and lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation: the Rotterdam study

Published in European Heart Journal • Mar 9, 2006

Authors:

Jan Heeringa

Deirdre A.M. van der Kuip

Albert Hofman

Abstract

AIMS: We aimed to investigate the prevalence and incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in a large European population-based study. METHODS AND RESULTS: The study is part of the Rotterdam study, a population-based prospective cohort study among subjects aged 55 years and above. The prevalence at base...

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Medicine

Rotterdam Study

Atrial fibrillation

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