Habibzadeh F, Yadollahie M, Roshanipoor M, Haghighi A Boroomand
Shiraz National Iranian Oil Company, Medical Education and Research Centre, Shiraz, Islamic, Republic of Iran.
East Mediterr Health J. 2004 Jan-Mar;10(1-2):147-51.
This study determined the prevalence of atrial fibrillation at a primary health care centre in Fars province of the Islamic Republic of Iran. All ambulatory people aged > or = 50 years visiting the centre between April and October 2001 were screened for atrial fibrillation using a standard 12-lead ECG. The mean +/- SD age of participants was 64.0 +/- 8.9 years. Of 463 participants aged 50-79 years, 13 (2.8%) had atrial fibrillation (median age 74 years), significantly more women (10/230) than men (3/233). Unlike previous studies in industrialized countries, the prevalence tripled with each decade of life and increased significantly from 0.6% in the 50-59 years to 6.4% in the 70-79 years age group. With increasing longevity in some developing countries, atrial fibrillation and consequently stroke may become major health problems.
本研究确定了伊朗伊斯兰共和国法尔斯省一家初级卫生保健中心心房颤动的患病率。2001年4月至10月期间，所有年龄≥50岁前来该中心就诊的门诊患者均使用标准12导联心电图筛查心房颤动。参与者的平均年龄±标准差为64.0±8.9岁。在463名年龄在50 - 79岁的参与者中，13人（2.8%）患有心房颤动（中位年龄74岁），女性（10/230）明显多于男性（3/233）。与工业化国家之前的研究不同，患病率每增长十岁就增加两倍，并且从50 - 59岁年龄段的0.6%显著增加到70 - 79岁年龄段的6.4%。随着一些发展中国家人口寿命的延长，心房颤动以及随之而来的中风可能会成为主要的健康问题。
