The risk of stroke recurrence in patients with atrial fibrillation and reduced ejection fraction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and congestive heart failure often coexist due to their shared risk factors leading to potential worse outcome, particularly cerebrovascular events. The aims of this study were to calculate the rates of ischemic and severe bleeding events in ischemic stroke patients having both AF and reduced ejection fraction (rEF) (⩽40%), compared to ischemic stroke patients with AF but without rEF.

Methods

We performed a retrospective analysis that drew data from prospective studies. The primary outcome was the composite of either ischemic (stroke or systemic embolism), or hemorrhagic events (symptomatic intracranial bleeding and severe extracranial bleeding).

Results

The cohort for this analysis comprised 3477 patients with ischemic stroke and A

SUBMITTER: RAF and RENO-EXTEND Investigators 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10472961 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature