Silver Book Fact
AFib related rates of hospital stays highest in adults ages 85+
The rate of hospital stays involving atrial fibrillation in 2014 was more than three times as high among adults ages 85 years and older, compared with adults ages 65-84 (16,830 vs. 5,520 per 100,000 population).
Kato E, Ngo-Metzger Q, Fingar K, McDermott K, et al. Inpatient Stays Involving Atrial Fibrillation, 1998 – 2014. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief. 2018; 236. https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb236-Atrial-Fibrillation-Hospital-Stays-Trends.jsp?utm_source=ahrq&utm_medium=en-1&utm_term=&utm_content=1&utm_campaign=ahrq_en2_6_2018