Association of Atrial Fibrillation Burden and Mortality Among Patients With Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current estimates of atrial fibrillation (AF)-associated mortality rely on claims- or clinical-derived diagnoses of AF, limit AF to a binary entity, or are confounded by comorbidities. The objective of the present study is to assess the association between device-recognized AF and mortality among patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices capable of sensitive and continuous atrial arrhythmia detection. Secondary outcomes include relative mortality among cohorts with no AF, paroxysmal AF, persistent AF, and permanent AF.

Methods

Using the deidentified Optum Clinformatics US claims database (2015 to 2020) linked to the Medtronic CareLink database, we identified individuals with a cardiac implantable electronic device who transmitted data ≥6 months after im

SUBMITTER: Peigh G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11286354 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature