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Trends in Hospitalization for Atrial Fibrillation: Epidemiology, Cost, and Implications for the Future

2015; Elsevier BV; Volume: 58; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.pcad.2015.07.002

1873-1740

Azfar Sheikh, Nileshkumar Patel, Nikhil Nalluri, Kanishk Agnihotri, Jonathan Spagnola, Aashay Patel, Deepak Asti, Ritesh Kanotra, Hafiz M. Khan, Chirag Savani, Shilpkumar Arora, Nilay Patel, Badal Thakkar, Neil Patel, Dhaval Pau, Apurva O. Badheka, Abhishek Deshmukh, Marcin Kowalski, Juan F. Viles-González, Hakan Paydak,

Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent arrhythmia worldwide and the most common arrhythmia leading to hospitalization. Due to a substantial increase in incidence and prevalence of AF over the past few decades, it attributes to an extensive economic and public health burden. The increasing number of hospitalizations, aging population, anticoagulation management, and increasing trend for disposition to a skilled facility are drivers of the increasing cost associated with AF. There has been significant progress in AF management with the release of new oral anticoagulants, use of left atrial catheter ablation, and novel techniques for left atrial appendage closure. In this article, we aim to review the trends in epidemiology, hospitalization, and cost of AF along with its future implications on public health.