Influence of atrial fibrillation subtypes on anticoagulant therapy in a high-risk older population: the FAI project.

Background And Aim: Benefits of oral anticoagulants (OAC) in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with moderate-to-high risk of stroke are independent of AF pattern. We evaluated whether AF clinical subtype influenced OAC use in a representative sample of the Italian older population.

Methods: A cross-sectional examination of all subjects aged 65 + years from three general practices in northern, central, and southern Italy started in 2016.

Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation Subtypes in Italy and Projections to 2060 for Italy and Europe.

Background/objectives: Atrial fibrillation (AF) subtypes may carry different cardiovascular risk profiles, but information on their frequency from population-based studies is lacking. We estimated prevalence of AF subtypes in a representative sample of the Italian older population, projecting figures for Italy and the European Union.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in the Italian elderly population and projections from 2020 to 2060 for Italy and the European Union: the FAI Project.

Aims: To estimate prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in a representative sample of the Italian elderly population, projecting figures for Italy and the European Union.

Methods And Results: A cross-sectional examination of all subjects aged 65+ years from three general practices in Northern, Central, and Southern Italy started in 2016. Participants were administered a systematic and an opportunistic screening, followed by clinical and electrocardiogram confirmation.