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Atrial Fibrillation: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Patient Management

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Stress Proof the Heart

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is by far the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice, affecting approximately 2.2 million Americans, with an incidence rate of 160,000 new cases per year (Lloyd-Jones et al., 2009). It is estimated that by the year 2050, AF will affect 5.6 million Americans. The cost of managing AF and its associated complications in Medicare patients has been estimated to be $15.7 billion per year (Lee et al., 2008).

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  1. Department of Psychology, East Carolina University, 215 Rawl Hall, Greenville, NC, 27858, USA

    A. Garrett Hazelton Ph.D. & Samuel F. Sears Ph.D.

  2. Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina Heart Institute, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA

    Samuel F. Sears Ph.D. & Evelio Rodriguez M.D.

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Hazelton, A.G., Sears, S.F., Rodriguez, E. (2012). Atrial Fibrillation: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Patient Management. In: Dornelas, E.A. (eds) Stress Proof the Heart. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5650-7_4

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