Atrial fibrillation epidemic and hospitalizations: how to turn the rising tide?

Affiliations

¹ From the Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Adelaide and the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.

Editorial

Christopher X Wong et al. Circulation. 2014.

. 2014 Jun 10;129(23):2361-3.

doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.010073. Epub 2014 May 19.

¹ From the Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Adelaide and the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.

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Keywords: Editorials; atrial fibrillation; heart failure; hospital costs; hospitalization.

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