Venous thromboembolisms and stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation: a nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Little is known about the association of venous thromboembolisms (VTEs) on the risk of ischaemic stroke (IS) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Nevertheless, both pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep venous thromboembolism (DVT) are often included in the calculation of the CHA2DS2-VASc score, which is used for stroke risk stratification. Therefore, we conducted this nationwide retrospective cohort study to evaluate whether a history of VTE is associated with an increased risk of IS in patients with AF.

Methods and results

The Finnish AntiCoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation (FinACAF) registry-linkage study includes all patients in Finland with incident AF from 2007 to 2018. The IS rates and rate ratios were computed for patients with and without a history of VTE. We i

SUBMITTER: Jalli E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12365899 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature