AHA: ER Visits, Hospitalizations for AFib on the Rise
FRIDAY, July 20, 2018 (American Heart Association) -- Emergency room visits for atrial fibrillation are soaring. Added to the number of people admitted to the hospital for the condition, it's contributing to "an alarming growth" in its economic burden to the country, according to a new study.
Annual visits to the emergency department for this heart rhythm disorder, often called AFib, increased by 30.7 percent from 2007 to 2014, or from 411,406 visits to 537,801, according to a study published Friday in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
During the same period, hospitalizations for the condition increased 15.7 percent, from 288,225 to 333,570.
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