Clinical factors associated with baseline history of atrial fibrillation and subsequent clinical outcomes following initial implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is frequently present in patients with heart failure (HF) and an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). This study aims to identify clinical factors associated with a baseline history of AF in ICD recipients, and compares subsequent clinical outcomes in those with and without a baseline history of AF.

Methods

We studied 566 consecutive first-time ICD recipients at an academic center between 2011 and 2018. Logistic regression multivariable analyses were used to identify clinical factors associated with a baseline history of AF at the time of ICD implant. Cox-proportional hazard regression models were constructed for multivariate analysis to examine associations between a baseline history of AF with subsequent clinical outcomes, inclu

SUBMITTER: Giancaterino S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7299732 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature