Incidence and impact of atrial fibrillation in heart failure patients: real-world data in a large community.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The objective of the present study is to assess the bidirectional association between heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) using real-world data.

Methods and results

From an electronic health recording with a population of 3 799 885 adult subjects, those with prevalent or incident HF were selected and followed throughout a study period of 5 years. Prevalence and incidence of AF, and their impact in the risk for acute HF hospitalization, worsening renal function, ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke, and all-cause mortality were identified. We analysed all incident and prevalent patients with HF and AF, 128 086 patients (S1), and subsequently analysed a subset of patients with incident HF and AF, 57 354 patients (S2). We analysed all incident and prevalent patien

SUBMITTER: Diaz J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9773729 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature