Correction: Global burden of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter due to high alcohol use from 1990 to 2021: estimates from the global burden of disease study 2021

Correction: BMC Cardiovasc Disord 25, 488 (2025)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-025-04947-7

In this article [1], the graphics relating to Figs. 1, 3 and 4 had been interchanged; the figures should have appeared as shown below. The Incorrect and correct figures with the captions are given below.

Fig. 1.

EAPCs of ASDR and ASRDALYs attributable to high alcohol use related AF/AFL from 1990 to 2021, in 5 SDI quintiles and 21 GBD world regions, by sex. Abbreviations: EAPC: estimated annual percentage change; AF: atrial fibrillation; AFL: Atrial flutter, ASDR: age-standardized death rate; ASRDALYs: age-standardized rate of disability adjusted life years

Fig. 3.

Joinpoint analysis of the ASRDALYs and ASDR for high alcohol use attributable to AF/AFL from 1990 to 2021 by sex. ASRDALYs for (A) both (B) females (C) males. ASDR for (D) both (E) females (F) males. Abbreviations: AF: atrial fibrillation; AFL: Atrial flutter, APC: annual percentage change; ASDR: age-standardized death rate; ASRDALYs: age-standardized rate of disability adjusted life years. *Indicates that the APC is significantly different from zero at the alpha = 0.05 level

Fig. 4.

Global burden of high alcohol use related AF/AFL among 204 countries and territories in 2021. (A) Death number and (B) ASDR of AF/AFL to high alcohol use; (C) DALYs and (D) ASRDALYs of AF/AFL related to high alcohol use. Abbreviations: AF: atrial fibrillation; AFL: Atrial flutter, DALYs: disability-adjusted life years; ASDR: age-standardized death rate; ASRDALYs: age-standardized rate of disability-adjusted life years

The original article has been corrected.

Incorrect Fig. 1.

Fig. 1 EAPCs of ASDR and ASRDALYs attributable to high alcohol use related AF/AFL from 1990 to 2021, in 5 SDI quintiles and 21 GBD world regions, by sex. Abbreviations: EAPC: estimated annual percentage change; AF: atrial fibrillation; AFL: Atrial flutter, ASDR: age-standardized death rate; ASRDALYs: age-standardized rate of disability adjusted life years

Correct Fig. 1.

Incorrect Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 Joinpoint analysis of the ASRDALYs and ASDR for high alcohol use attributable to AF/AFL from 1990 to 2021 by sex. ASRDALYs for (A) both (B) females (C) males. ASDR for (D) both (E) females (F) males. Abbreviations: AF: atrial fibrillation; AFL: Atrial flutter, APC: annual percentage change; ASDR: age-standardized death rate; ASRDALYs: age-standardized rate of disability adjusted life years. *Indicates that the APC is significantly different from zero at the alpha = 0.05 level

Correct Fig. 3.

Incorrect Fig. 4.

Fig. 4 Global burden of high alcohol use related AF/AFL among 204 countries and territories in 2021. (A) Death number and (B) ASDR of AF/AFL to high alcohol use; (C) DALYs and (D) ASRDALYs of AF/AFL related to high alcohol use. Abbreviations: AF: atrial fibrillation; AFL: Atrial flutter, DALYs: disability-adjusted life years; ASDR: age-standardized death rate; ASRDALYs: age-standardized rate of disability-adjusted life years

Correct Fig. 4.