Causes of death in patients with atrial fibrillation in the UK: a nationwide electronic health record study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Causes of death remain largely unexplored in the atrial fibrillation (AF) population. We aimed to (i) thoroughly assess causes of death in patients with AF, especially those associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD) and (ii) evaluate the potential association between AF and SCD.

Methods and results

Linked primary and secondary care United Kingdom Clinical Practice Research Datalink dataset comprising 6 529 382 individuals aged ≥18. We identified 214 222 patients with newly diagnosed AF, and an equivalent number of non-AF patients matched for age, sex and primary care practice. The underlying primary cause of death for each patient was assessed in the form of International Classification of Diseases Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes and also as part of broader disease categ

SUBMITTER: Lai Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11711847 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature