Gastrointestinal bleed mortality disparities in patients with atrial fibrillation: A cross-sectional analysis 1999-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) is often encountered among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) due to the use of anticoagulation. This study assesses disparities in GIB-related mortality among decedents with AF in the United States.

Methods

GIB mortality data in patients with AF from 1999 to 2020 was queried from the CDC database. Decedent demographic information (age, sex, race and ethnicity, and geographic residence) was obtained from death certificates. We calculated age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMRs) through the direct method and estimated the annual percentage change (APC) in mortality using log-linear regression models.

Results

From 11,209 GIB-related deaths among AF decedents, we observed an increase in AAMR from 0.12 in 1999 to 0.21 in 2020,

SUBMITTER: Sainbayar E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11730723 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature