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AF Stat™: A Call to Action for Atrial Fibrillation

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About Us

AF Stat is a collaboration of healthcare leaders and organizations working to improve the health and well-being of people affected by atrial fibrillation.  AF Stat is raising awareness of AFib as a complex, costly, progressive and often debilitating disease.  It also is calling for and helping promote a change in attitudes and behaviors to enhance AFib understanding, diagnosis and management.  AF Stat is sponsored by sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC. More information can be found at

Healthcare
Medicare and Atrial Fibrillation

Summary: Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a common and serious cardiovascular disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Given the incidence, prevalence, and life-threatening complications of AFib increase with age, Medicare is forced to absorb a majority of the substantial clinical and economic burden.

AF Stat™ Call to Action for Atrial Fibrillation

Summary: This document is a call to action that describes gaps and recommends priority actions to enhance the approach to and management of atrial fibrillation and improve patient outcomes.

Healthcare Reform
Medicare and Atrial Fibrillation

Summary: Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a common and serious cardiovascular disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Given the incidence, prevalence, and life-threatening complications of AFib increase with age, Medicare is forced to absorb a majority of the substantial clinical and economic burden.

AF Stat™ Call to Action for Atrial Fibrillation

Summary: This document is a call to action that describes gaps and recommends priority actions to enhance the approach to and management of atrial fibrillation and improve patient outcomes.

Senior Care
Medicare and Atrial Fibrillation

Summary: Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a common and serious cardiovascular disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Given the incidence, prevalence, and life-threatening complications of AFib increase with age, Medicare is forced to absorb a majority of the substantial clinical and economic burden.

AF Stat™ Call to Action for Atrial Fibrillation

Summary: This document is a call to action that describes gaps and recommends priority actions to enhance the approach to and management of atrial fibrillation and improve patient outcomes.