Trend of Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation and use of Oral Anticoagulation Therapy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation in South Korea (2002-2013).

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study examined the annual prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and its associated comorbidities, as well as the prevalence of warfarin therapy in South Korean patients with AF.

Methods

The National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort database was searched for subjects aged ≥30 years diagnosed with AF from 2002-2013. The prevalence of AF was analyzed by sex and age, as was the current status of warfarin therapy in AF patients according to CHA₂DS₂-VASc score and comorbidities.

Results

The age-standardized prevalence of AF in men and women was 0.15% and 0.14%, respectively, in 2002, increasing to 0.54% and 0.39%, respectively, in 2013. In 2013, the prevalence of AF in men and women aged 30-39 years was 0.08% and 0.03%,

SUBMITTER: Son MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5792231 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature