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ReviewJournal of geriatric cardiology : JGC2017

Atrial fibrillation: the current epidemic.

Carlos A Morillo, Amitava Banerjee, Pablo Perel, David Wood, Xavier Jouven

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Review in Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 164 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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164citing papers in PubMed, 10 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

164 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 309 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Predicting recurrent atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation: a systematic review of prognostic models.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2020
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  9. Association between atrial fibrillation and Helicobacter pylori.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2019
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  15. Inequalities in oral anticoagulant treatment patterns: a two-part model to estimate healthcare costs associated with atrial fibrillation.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2026
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104 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Carlos A MorilloDepartment of Cardiac Sciences, Division of Cardiology, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Amitava BanerjeeFarr Institute of Health Informatics Research, University College of London, London, UK.
Pablo PerelCentre for Global NCDs, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
David WoodWorld Heart Federation, Geneva, Switzerland.
Xavier JouvenDepartment of Cardiology, European Georges-Pompidou Hospital, Paris, France.
Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou · FRImperial College London · GBLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GBMcMaster University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia diagnosed in clinical practice. The consequences of AF have been clearly established in multiple large observational cohort studies and include increased stroke and systemic embolism rates if no oral anticoagulation is prescribed, with increased morbidity and mortality. With the worldwide aging of the population characterized by a large influx of "baby boomers" with or without risk factors for developing AF, an epidemic is forecasted within the next 10 to 20 years. Although not all studies support this evidence, it is clear that AF is on the rise and a significant amount of health resources are invested in detecting and managing AF. This review focuses on the worldwide burden of AF and reviews global health strategies focused on improving detection, prevention and risk stratification of AF, recently recommended by the World Heart Federation.

Indexed as

AgingAnticoagulationAtrial fibrillationHeart failureHypertensionStroke

Identifiers

PMID28592963
PMCPMC5460066
OpenAlexW2604803308

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