Rapid increase in estimated number of persons with atrial fibrillation in Japan: an analysis from national surveys on cardiovascular diseases in 1980, 1990 and 2000.
Ohsawa
Masaki
M
Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka, Iwate 020-8505, Japan. masakio@iwate-med.ac.jp
Okayama
Akira
A
Sakata
Kiyomi
K
Kato
Karen
K
Itai
Kazuyoshi
K
Onoda
Toshiyuki
T
Ueshima
Hirotsugu
H
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence