Epidemiology and Management of Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke: Review of Data from Four European Countries
Table 2
Epidemiology considerations.
Epidemiology considerations
UK
France
Netherlands
Romania
Prevalence of AF
(2004) (Hobbs 2005)
(in 2005) (Charlemagne 2011)
(in 2005) (Krijthe 2013)
NA
Prevalence prognosis 2050
Between 1.2 and 1.5 million (Krijthe 2013)
Between 1.1 and 2 million (Charlemagne 2011)
~554.000 (Krijthe 2013)
NA
Incidence of AF
Between 1.7 and 3 per 1000 person years (Barra 2015)
Between 1.1 and 2,3 per 1000 person years (Cotte 2014)
Between 1.1 and 18.2 per 1000 person years (Heemstra et al. 2011)
NA
Stroke incidence estimates
9004 per 100,000 (Truelsen 2006)
5999 per 100,000 (Truelsen 2006)
8530 per 100,000 (Truelsen 2006)
NA
Stroke mortality
42 per 100,000 population (2009) (OECD 2011)
31 per 100,000 population (2009) (OECD 2011)
35 per 100,000 population (2009) (OECD 2011)
In East European countries higher than in Western countries (WHO)
Each of the items per row represents the value for the country followed by the year and the reference between brackets. Percentage of the whole population.
