Atrial fibrillation is the most common
type of persistent irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia).1
- More than 2 million people in the United States
have atrial fibrillation.
- The number of people with this condition
increases sharply with age and is most common in people older than age
60.
- Atrial fibrillation affects men slightly more often than it
affects women.
Citations
Olgin JE, Zipes DP (2008). Atrial fibrillation section
of Specific arrhythmias: Diagnosis and treatment. In P Libby et al., eds.,
Braunwald's Heart Disease, 8th ed., pp. 869-873.
Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.
Olgin JE, Zipes DP (2008). Atrial fibrillation section
of Specific arrhythmias: Diagnosis and treatment. In P Libby et al., eds.,
Braunwald's Heart Disease, 8th ed., pp. 869-873.
Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.
