Heart Failure and Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation: Temporal Trends From a Nationwide Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heart failure (HF) is a well-recognized risk factor for ischemic stroke (IS) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Advancements in medical research have significantly improved the detection and management of both AF and HF. However, limited data are available on whether these changes have modified the stroke risk associated with HF in patients with AF. This nationwide retrospective cohort study aims to evaluate temporal trends in HF-related IS risk among patients with AF.

Methods

The FinACAF (Finnish AntiCoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation) registry-linkage study includes all patients in Finland with incident AF from 2007 to 2018.

Results

We identified 229 565 patients with incident AF of whom 17.4% had HF at the time of AF diagnosis. Crude IS rates dec

SUBMITTER: Jalli E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12533606 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature