American College of Cardiology

FUSTER ET AL., ACC/AHA/ESC GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001;38:1266i-1xx

ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Figure 5. Estimated prevalence of AF in relation to age in the United States, based on 4 population-based surveys. The median age of AF patients is about 75 years. Approximately 70% are between 65 and 85 years old. The overall number of men and women with AF is about equal, but approximately 60% of AF patients over 75 years are female prevalence, age, distribution, and gender of patients with atrial fibrillation analysis and implications. Vol. 155, pp. 469-73, © 1995 American Medical Association ⁽³⁷⁾.

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