Hospital healthcare utilisation in patients with atrial fibrillation: the role of multimorbidity and age.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) often present with multimorbidity and may require a higher healthcare utilisation. We aimed to compare hospital healthcare utilisation among AF patients to non-cardiovascular disease (non-CVD) patients and explore the role of multimorbidity and age.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study using electronic health records data from three hospitals in the Netherlands. Patients aged ≥ 18 years with ≥ 1 inpatient or outpatient presentation were included. Diagnoses were determined using the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10 codes and linked with the Dutch Hospital Data Clinical Classification Software to determine comorbidities.

Results

A total of 226,991 patients, 5,127 (2%) h

SUBMITTER: Middeldorp ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12364794 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature