title: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohsawa
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okayama
authors.forename: Kiyomi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Kazuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Itai
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Onoda
authors.forename: Hirotsugu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ueshima
mesh_terms: 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