Burden of disease from atrial fibrillation in adults from seven countries in Latin America

摘要: BACKGROUND While some international studies have published epidemiologic overviews of atrial fibrillation (AF) for the Latin America region, detailed data at national level are lacking. The aim this study was to estimate burden disease and morbidity associated with AF in adults over 40 years age Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela. METHODS National health care system databases each country analysis were used identify cases during 2010 based on ICD-10 codes. Patient comorbidities treatment patterns assessed available extrapolation from relevant information where local incomplete or unavailable. prevalence estimated using country-specific, census data, assumptions a review literature. RESULTS Patients outpatient hospital represented half total AF, whom around 60% treated as outpatients. Across seven countries analyzed, 74.5% ≥60 old. However, increasing age, proportion individuals receiving within systems decreased overall across all countries. most commonly reported included arterial hypertension (51%-57%), heart failure (14.5%-30%), diabetes (12%-36.5%), stroke (3%-12.7%). CONCLUSION This survey quantifies scale challenge posed by various America. Overall, ambulatory patients carry high risk developing stroke, yet significant these do not receive appropriate anticoagulant therapy.