Clinical outcomes of solitary atrial flutter patients using anticoagulation therapy: a national cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Anticoagulation therapy is indicated to prevent stroke in atrial flutter (AFL) and atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. However, the outcomes of solitary AFL patients may differ from those with AFL who develop AF during follow-up. This study aimed to investigate the differences in clinical outcomes: (i) among patients with solitary AFL, AF, and AFL developing AF thereafter and (ii) between solitary AFL patients with vs. without anticoagulation therapy.

Methods and results

This nationwide cohort study enrolled patients with solitary AFL, solitary AF, and AFL developing AF from a 12 years National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan. There were 230 367 patients without anticoagulation therapy in the solitary AF cohort, 8064 in the solitary AFL cohort, and 4495 in t

SUBMITTER: Chen YL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6365809 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature