Global burden of atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter and its attributable risk factors in adolescents and young adults, 1990-2021: insights from the global burden of disease study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study is to evaluate the global burden trends of atrial fibrillation/flutter with attributable risk factors among adolescents and young adults from 1990 to 2021, particularly in the context of the increasing prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in younger populations.

Materials and methods

Disease burden data for atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter were sourced from the 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study. The primary metrics were incidence, disability-adjusted life years, and mortality. Population attributable fractions were used to calculate the percentage contribution of the major underlying risk factors to the disease burden.

Results

From 1990 to 2021, the global burden of atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter among the studied population in

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12326374 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature