Epidemiology of Atrial Fibrillation in the 21st Century

Accompanying the aging of populations worldwide, and increased survival with chronic diseases, the incidence and prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) are rising, justifying the term global epidemic. This multifactorial arrhythmia is intertwined with common concomitant cardiovascular diseases, which share classical cardiovascular risk factors. Targeted prevention programs are largely missing. Prevention needs to start at an early age with primordial interventions at the population level. The public health dimension of AF motivates research in modifiable AF risk factors and improved precision in AF prediction and management. In this review, we summarize current knowledge in an attempt to untangle these…

• AH
  American Heart Association

  Awards: HL092577, 2R01 HL092577, R01HL128914, 18SFRN34110082, 2U54HL120163
• DZ
  Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislaufforschung

  Award: 81Z1710103
• EC
  European Commission

  Awards: 847770, 648131, 838259
• NH
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

  Awards: R01HL128914, 2R01 HL092577, HL141434 01A1, 2U54HL120163, HL092577
• HE
  HORIZON EUROPE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions

  Award: 838259