{
  "abstract": "Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia worldwide and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, imposing a significant burden on patients and healthcare systems. In the coming decades, we must expect a significant rise in the prevalence of AF not only in European countries but also worldwide by about 50% making this arrhythmia a new epidemic.1 Main drivers for the increase in the overall prevalence of AF are the growth of the population at risk, increasing age, survival from other cardiac conditions and increases in risk factor burden.2 The increase in AF prevalence directly translates into growing healthcare costs with in-hospital care expenditures being the main component of the direct medical costs per patient.3 At the same time, we are facing a global healthcare workforce crisis meaning that fewer healthcare professionals will be available to take care of AF patients.4 Overall, this means that staff and economic resources should be allocated in a way which ensures that the right patient receives the right management of his or her disease at the right time and minimises inequality of healthcare. Getting with the guidelines for the management of AF is an important aid in this process.5",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Cardiology, Esbjerg and Grindsted Hospital, Esbjerg, Denmark",
        "Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark"
      ],
      "name": "Axel Brandes"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Private versus public hospital care after emergency admission for atrial fibrillation: a call for optimising atrial fibrillation care",
  "uid": "4fe13bfa-ad86-56e3-a115-94625799a081"
}