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- Approximately 40% of individuals with either atrial fibrillation or heart failure will develop the other condition.
- Atrial fibrillation prevalence is expected to rise to between 5.6 and 12 million in 2050.
- The cumulative risk of atrial fibrillation was 21% in white men, 17% in white women, and 11% in African Americans of both sexes by 80 years of age.
- When standard stroke risk factors were accounted for, atrial fibrillation was associated with a 4- to 5-fold increased risk of ischemic stroke.
- Individuals with atrial fibrillation have an adjusted 2-fold increased risk of dementia.
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