)РParoxysmal?(self-terminating –?usually within 7 days)РFirst?DetectedРRecurrent if? ≥2 episodesРThe Incidence of AF is Increasing in the United KingdomРIn 1995, 0.9% of the United Kingdom population were affected by AF2?By 2006 this figure had risen to 1.3%1 РThe prevalence of AF will continue to rise as the proportion of elderly patients increasesРBy 2050, it is estimated that AF will be present in 2% of the general population, and in a far higher proportion of elderly patients2РNICE Clinical Guideline 36 costing report. Available at: /nicemedia/pdf/CG036costingreport.pdf. Accessed January 14, 2010 ?Stewart S, et al. Heart 2004; 90: 286–92; 3. Savelieva I, et al. Europace 2008; 10: 647–65РOther points about AFРCan be symptomatic or asymptomatic?If asymptomatic then how do you pick it up?
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