AF is the most common and serious arrhythmia in the United States and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality:

  • Affects approximately 3 million adults
  • The prevalence of AF is projected to more than double over the next 40 years
  • Patients with AF have a 5‐fold increased risk of stroke
  • An estimated 15% to 20% of all strokes are attributable to AF
  • Death and disability from stroke caused by AF are particularly high.
  • More than half of emergency department (ED) visits for patients with AF resulted in hospitalization.* 
  • AF-related stroke is a substantial and growing public health burden

* Based on weighted estimates from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) National Emergency Department Sample (NEDS).

Publish Date or Last Revised September 3, 2023
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