Relationship between serum lipid levels and ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation: a nested case-control study based on the China Atrial Fibrillation Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important risk factor for acute ischemic stroke.

Methods

A nested case-control study was conducted among patients diagnosed with AF, whose information was acquired from the prospective China Atrial Fibrillation Registry (China-AF), from August 2011 to December 2018.

Results

This study compared patients with stroke group (n = 145) with a matched control group (n = 577). Demographic data were similar except for body mass index (BMI), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) which were higher, and new oral anticoagulant (NOAC) treatment rate which was lower in the stroke group (all P < 0.05). Baseline median [IQR] levels of including triglyceride (TG) were higher in the stroke group (21.96 [16.74, 21.52], mg/dL) than the control group (19.

SUBMITTER: Li F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8425053 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature