Atrial fibrillation epidemic and hospitalizations how to turn the rising tide?

Circulation

Volumn 129, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 2361-2363

  Wong, Christopher X ^a   Lau, Dennis H ^a   Sanders, Prashanthan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Editorials; Heart failure; Hospital costs; Hospitalization

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM REMODELING; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; EDITORIALS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84902281212     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.010073     Document Type: Editorial

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