Global, regional, and national burden of heart failure associated with atrial fibrillation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heart failure is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, and Atrial fibrillation (AF) is among many modifiable risk factors for heart failure. No estimates are available on the magnitude of the burden of heart failure associated with AF, and this study estimated the global, regional, and national burdens associated with AF.

Methods

We used the comparative risk assessment method to estimate the disease burden in terms of prevalence and years lived with disability (YLD). The population-attributable fraction for heart failure and AF was calculated from prevalence estimates of AF and the recalculated relative risks of heart failure associated with AF from a systematic review summarising the longitudinal association between AF and outcomes. The burden of

SUBMITTER: Kularatna S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10334524 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature