Burden of stroke and other cardiovascular complications in patients with atrial fibrillation hospitalized in France

Conclusion Half a million patients with AF were hospitalized in France in 2012. Cardiovascular-related hospitalizations involved half of these admissions, for a global burden of almost 2 billion, equivalent to 2.6% of total expenditure in French hospitals. Among these hospitalizations stroke/TIA/SE represented costly, but potentially preventable, complications.

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Source: Europace - May 11, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cotte, F.-E., Chaize, G., Gaudin, A.-F., Samson, A., Vainchtock, A., Fauchier, L. Tags: Atrial fibrillation Source Type: research