Alcohol consumption and risk of cardiovascular outcomes and bleeding in patients with established atrial fibrillation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the association between alcohol consumption and risk of cardiovascular events in patients with established atrial fibrillation (AF). The main aim of the current study was to investigate the associations of regular alcohol intake with incident stroke or systemic embolism in patients with established AF.

Methods

To assess the association between alcohol consumption and cardiovascular events in patients with established AF, we combined data from 2 comparable prospective cohort studies that followed 3852 patients with AF for a median of 3.0 years. Patients were grouped into 4 categories of daily alcohol intake (none, > 0 to < 1, 1 to < 2 and ≥ 2 drinks/d). The primary outcome was a composite of stroke and systemic embolism. Secondary outcomes wer

SUBMITTER: Reddiess P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7954562 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature