Who is affected by atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of persistent irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia).1
- About 250,000 Canadians have atrial fibrillation.2
- The number of people with this condition increases sharply with age and is most common in people older than age 60.
- Atrial fibrillation affects men slightly more often than it affects women.
| Author: | Douglas Dana Robin Parks, MS | Last Updated: April 19, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Laurence Epstein, MD - Cardiac Electrophysiologist Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology | |
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