一项大规模的欧洲研究显示,约1/4年龄在55岁的男性和女性将发生心房颤动(房颤)。Rotterdam研究是一项前瞻性队列研究,分析了荷兰城镇生活的55岁及以上的人。6808人中基线房颤发生率为5.5%,55~59岁房颤的发生率为0.7%,随年龄增加,房颤发生率升高,85岁及以上人的房颤发生率升高至 A large European study shows that about one in four men and women 55 years of age will develop atrial fibrillation (AF). The Rotterdam study is a prospective cohort study that analyzed people aged 55 years and over living in a Dutch town. The incidence of atrial fibrillation was 5.5% in 6808 people, and the incidence of atrial fibrillation in 55-59 years old was 0.7%. With the increase of age, the incidence of atrial fibrillation increased and the incidence of atrial fibrillation in people aged 85 and over increased to