Incidence, Prevalence, and Trends in Mortality and Stroke Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Atrial Fibrillation: 2013 to 2019
From 2013 to 2019, AF incidence and prevalence among Medicare beneficiaries were relatively stable but have varied by important demographic subgroups with age and sex remaining powerful risk factors. In contrast, mortality and stroke after incident AF have decreased significantly throughout this era.
Authors
- Jonathan Paul Piccini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0772-2404)
- James V. Freeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4614-6879)
- Emily P. Zeitler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4848-4775)
- Stephen Kearing
- Nichole M. Rogovoy
- Sana M. Al‐Khatib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3561-0146)
- Weiping Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8464-3454)
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center (US)
- Duke University (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Duke Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
- Published
- 2025-04-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/circoutcomes.124.011365
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.72