Silver Book Fact
Atrial fibrillation prevalence, 2007
An estimated 2.2 million Americans have atrial fibrillation and most are over the age of 65.
Weisfeldt M, Zeiman S. Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease: One of the most important contributors to improved human survival is the treatment of cardiovascular disease. Health Aff. 2007; 26(1): 25-37. http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/26/1/25