Age and Sex Specific Prevalence of Clinical and Screen-Detected Atrial Fibrillation in Hospitalized Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is high in older patients. The present study aimed to estimate the age and sex specific prevalence of clinical and screen-detected atrial fibrillation (AF) in hospitalized patients.

Methods

The STAR-FIB cohort study was a prospective cohort study recruiting participants from a large source population of hospitalized patients aged 65-84 years. The estimated size of the source population was 26,035 (95% CI 25,918-26,152), and 795 consenting patients without clinical AF were included in the cohort study after stratification by sex and age (49.2% females; mean age 74.7 years). Patients in the cohort study underwent three seven-day Holter ECGs in intervals of two months to screen for AF.

Results

In the source population

SUBMITTER: Roten L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8584962 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature