scholarly journals Trends in all-cause mortality of atrial fibrillation in hospitalized patients in Sweden between 1995–2008

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Sztaniszlav ◽  
A Magnuson ◽  
I L Bryngelsson ◽  
N Edvardsson ◽  
K Sztaniszlav ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrythmia. Both its incidence and prevalence increased significantly during the last decades. AF is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Purpose The aim of this study was to describe and evaluate the trends of all-cause mortality in patients first-ever hospitalized for AF, and the effect of age, sex, stroke risk, and education level on mortality over time. Methods In this observational retrospective cohort study, we enrolled the patients who were hospitalized primarily and for the first time because of AF between 1st January 1995 and 31st December 2004. In regard to the date of the index admission patients were divided into four cohorts and they were followed up to five years. Patients were compared with an age and sex matched control population. All data were collected from Swedish national registries. Kaplan-Meier plots and Cox regression with trend analysis were used for statistical evaluation. Results In total 64 489 AF patients (mean age 72±10.1 year) were included in this study. The control group comprised 116 893 individuals. 81.9% of the women and 58.5% of the men were older than 65 years of age. 65.5% of women and 58.5% of the men had a stroke risk of CHADS2-VA2Sc ≥2. We found a significantly decreasing trend of the relative risk for all-cause mortality in AF patients over time: trend HR: 0.94 (95% CI: 0.92–0.96, p<0.001) in women and trend HR: 0.91 (95% CI: 0.89–0.93 p<0.001) in men. The mortality trends between AF patients and their controls did not show significant difference: trend HR: 0.99 (95% CI: 0.96–1.02, p=0.59) in women and trend HR: 1.00 (95% CI: 0.97–1.03, p=0.98) in men. The subpopulation analysis showed that the mortality risk remained unchanged over the time in women aged 18–69 years (trend HR: 0.91 – 95% CI: 0.82–1.02, p=0.099), in patients with low stroke risk (trend HR: 1.08 – 95% CI: 0.92–1.26, p=0.36 in women and trend HR: 0.95 – 95% CI: 0.87–1.05, p=0.30 in men) and in patients with post-secondary level of education (trend HR: 0.93 – 95% CI 0.83–1.04, p=0.23 in women and trend HR: 1.04 – 95% CI: 0.96–1.12, p=0.32 in men). Conclusion The all-cause mortality risk of the AF hospitalized patients was higher compared to control population and had a decreasing tendency during the time of the study. However, this trend is not significantly different from the control population. We found unchanged mortality trend in younger patients, in those with lower stroke risk, and in patients with higher education level. FUNDunding Acknowledgement Type of funding sources: None.

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 1536-1544
Author(s):  
Emilie Gieling ◽  
Frank de Vries ◽  
Rachael Williams ◽  
Hein A. W. van Onzenoort ◽  
Anthonius de Boer ◽  
...  

Abstract Background As an alternative to vitamin K antagonist and low-dose aspirin (< 325 mg), non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants are available for the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. However, the mortality risk associated with these drugs in daily practice remains unclear. Objective To evaluate the risk of all-cause mortality associated with non-Vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants, vitamin K antagonists or aspirin in patients with atrial fibrillation. Setting A cohort study conducted among atrial fibrillation patients using the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (March 2008–October 2014). Method New users of vitamin K antagonists, non vitamin K oral anticoagulants, low-dose aspirin, or combination therapy were followed from the date of first prescription to the date of death, as recorded in the UK datalink. Cox proportional hazard models estimated the hazard ratio (HR) of all-cause mortality for users of NOACs, aspirin, or combination use, as compared to vitamin K antagonist. Analyses were adjusted for confounders. Main outcome measure All-cause mortality. Results We identified 31,497 patients. Non vitamin K antocoagulant use (adjusted HR [aHR] = 1.42; 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 1.18–1.71) and aspirin use (aHR = 1.64; 95% CI 1.57–1.77) were both significantly associated with a higher mortality risk than use of vitamin K antagonists. The higher mortality risk for the non vitamin K anticoagulant use was observed in men (aHR = 1.72; 95% CI 1.25–2.36), but not in women (aHR = 1.28; 95% CI 0.92–1.79. Compared to  vitamin K antagonists, mortality risk associated with the non vitamin K anticoagulants and aspirin use was significantly increased in patients with higher stroke risk (CHA2DS2-VASc > 2). Conclusion Non vitamin K oral anticoagulants are  associated with a higher risk on all-cause mortality, particularly in men and in patients with higher stroke risk.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 198-199
Author(s):  
Charu Verma ◽  
Mengting Li ◽  
XinQi Dong

Abstract Most existing studies have examined the relationship between social support and health in cross-sectional data. However, the changing dynamics of social support over time and its relationship with all-cause mortality have not been well explored. Using data from the Pine Study (N = 3,157), this study examined whether social support was associated with time of death at an 8 years follow-up among older Chinese Americans. Social support from a spouse, family members and friend were collected at the baseline using an HRS social support scale. Perceived social support and time of death were ascertained from the baseline through wave 4. Cox proportional hazard models were used to assess associations of perceived support with the risk of all-cause mortality using time-varying covariate analyses. Covariates included age, sex, education, income, and medical comorbidities. All study participants were followed up for 8 years, during which 492 deaths occurred. In multivariable analyses, the results showed that positive family support [HR 0.91; 95% CI (0.86, 0.98)] and overall social support [HR 0.95; 95% CI (0.92,0.98)] were significantly associated with a lower risk of 8-year mortality. Results demonstrate robust association in which perceived positive family and overall social support over time had a protective effect on all-cause mortality risk in older Chinese Americans. Interventions could focus on older adults with low social support and protect their health and well-being. Future studies could further explore why social support from family is different from social support from other sources regarding mortality risk in older Chinese Americans.


2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J E Strange ◽  
C Sindet-Pedersen ◽  
L Staerk ◽  
E L Grove ◽  
T A Gerds ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) and valvular heart disease (VHD) are both associated with an increased risk of stroke. Outside post-hoc analyses of randomized controlled trials, knowledge on the effectiveness and safety of dabigatran in patients with AF and VHD is scarce. Objectives To compare the risk of all-cause mortality, stroke, and bleeding in patients with AF and VHD treated with dabigatran or a vitamin K antagonist (VKA). Methods All Danish residents are provided a unique personal identification number enabling cross-linking of data from Danish nationwide registries. We identified all patients with AF and VHD initiating treatment with dabigatran or VKA between the 22nd of August 2011 and the 31st of December 2014. We defined VHD as aortic stenosis/regurgitation, mitral regurgitation, bioprosthetic heart valves, mitral-, and aortic valve repair. Outcomes were all-cause mortality, stroke, and bleeding. 2-year standardized absolute risks were calculated from cause-specific Cox regression models with death as competing risk. Results In total, 599 (27.3%) and 1,596 (72.7%) patients initiated treatment with dabigatran and VKA. The 2-year standardized absolute risk of all-cause mortality (95% CI) for VKA was 27.6% (25.1% to 30.1%) and 25.4% (21.8% to 29.0%) for dabigatran with a corresponding absolute risk difference of −2.2% (−6.3% to 1.9%) (Figure 1). The 2-year standardized absolute risk of stroke for VKA was 3.4% (2.3% to 4.5%) and 3.9% (2.2% to 5.5%) for dabigatran with a corresponding absolute risk difference of 0.5% (−1.6% to 2.5%). Lastly, the 2-year standardized absolute risk of bleeding for VKA was 8.2% (6.6% to 9.7%) and 7.6% (5.1% to 10.1%) for dabigatran with a corresponding absolute risk difference of −0.5% (−3.4% to 2.4%). Figure 1 Conclusions In this nationwide cohort study, we found no significant difference in the risk of all-cause mortality, stroke, or bleeding in patients with AF and VHD when comparing VKA to dabigatran.


2020 ◽  
Vol 302 ◽  
pp. 47-52
Author(s):  
Magdalena Domek ◽  
Yan-Guang Li ◽  
Jakub Gumprecht ◽  
Nidal Asaad ◽  
Wafa Rashed ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
V Moosavi ◽  
M Paymard ◽  
R Ebrahimi ◽  
T Harvey ◽  
N Parkes ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is commonly encountered in the setting of systemic inflammation or infection. The optimal management of AF in this cohort and their long-term AF-related clinical outcome are unknown. Purpose The aims of our study were to evaluate the traditional and non-traditional AF risk factors and long-term AF-related clinical outcomes in patients who were diagnosed with new onset AF in the setting of sepsis. Methods In this retrospective cohort study, we used the medical records to identify patients who were diagnosed with the new onset AF during hospitalization for sepsis at our centre between 2013 and 2017. The primary clinical outcomes included 24-month risk of ischaemic stroke, major bleeding (gastrointestinal or intracranial bleeding), the recurrence of AF and the all-cause mortality. The patients with known AF or those who died during the index admission were excluded from the analysis. Results 5598 patients were admitted to our hospital between 2013 and 2017 with sepsis. Of this cohort, 126 patients (mean age 69.7 years, 62.7% male) developed new onset AF during the index hospital admission (72.2% required ICU admission). 38 patients (30.1%) died during the initial hospitalisation while 88 patients (69.9%) were discharged from hospital (32% anticoagulated). 14 patients (16%) died within 24 months. Hypertension (59%), CKD (30%), diabetes (21%), and CCF (17%) were the most common risk factors. Mean CHA2DS2VASC score was 2.56±1.4 and mean HAS BLED score was 2.5±1.3. Mean CRP and WCC were 228±119 and 12.3±9.1 respectively. Comparing risk factors, only HASBLED score showed statistical significance on 24 months mortality (p=0.036, 95% CI 0.43–1.52). The composite incidence of all-cause mortality and ischaemic stroke was three times lower in anticoagulated patients compared with those who did not receive anticoagulation even though this did not reach statistical significance (7.1% v 21.6% respectively, p=0.07; RR=0.32; 95% CI=0.79–1.36). There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups for major bleeding events (3.5% v 3.3% respectively, p=0.68; RR=1.07; 95% CI=0.10–11.3). Rhythm and rate control therapies showed no significant difference on the composite outcome of all-cause mortality, ischaemic stroke and recurrence of AF (28.0% v 28.9%, p=0.92; RR=0.96, 95% CI=0.49–1.88), however, there was a trend towards less recurrence of AF in patients who received rate or rhythm control therapies (12% vs 18% respectively p=0.44; RR=0.67; 95% CI=0.24–1.85). Conclusions Our study suggests that anticoagulation therapy in patients with sepsis associated new onset AF may decrease composite of all-cause mortality and ischaemic stroke without increasing major bleeding risk. Rhythm and rate control strategies did not decrease all-cause mortality, ischaemic stroke or risk of recurrence of AF. These findings can provide benchmarks for design of randomized control trials. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None


2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
W.Y Ding ◽  
M Proietti ◽  
G Boriani ◽  
F Marin ◽  
C Blomstrom-Lundqvist ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Current classification systems recommended by major international guidelines are based on a single domain of atrial fibrillation (AF): temporal pattern, symptom severity or underlying comorbidity. Lack of integration between these various elements limits our approach to patients with AF and acts as a barrier against the delivery of better holistic care. The 4S-AF classification scheme was recently introduced as a means for the characterisation of patients with AF. It comprises of 4 domains: stroke risk (St), symptoms (Sy), severity of AF burden (Sb) and substrate (Su). We sought to examine the implementation of the 4S-AF scheme in the EORP-AF General Long-Term Registry and effects of individual domains on outcomes in AF. Methods Patients with AF from 250 centres across 27 participating European countries were included. All patients were over 18 years old and had electrocardiographic confirmation of AF within 12 months prior to enrolment. Data on demographics and comorbidities were collected at baseline. Individual domains of the 4S-AF scheme were assessed using the CHA2DS2-VASc score (St), European Heart Rhythm Association classification (Sy), temporal classification of AF (Sb), and cardiovascular risk factors and the degree of left atrial enlargement (Su). Each of these domains were used during multivariable cox regression analysis. Results A total of 6321 patients were included in the present analysis, corresponding to 57.0% of the original cohort of 11096 patients. The median age of patients was 70 (interquartile range [IQR] 62–77) years with 2615 (41.4%) females. Among these patients, 528 (8.4%) had low stroke risk (St=0), 3002 (47.5%) no or mild symptoms (Sy=0), 2558 (40.5%) newly diagnosed or paroxysmal AF (Sb=0), and 322 (5.1%) no cardiovascular risk factors or left atrial enlargement (Su=0). Median follow-up was 24 months. Using multivariable cox regression analysis, independent predictors of all-cause mortality were (St) (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 8.21 [95% CI, 2.60–25.9]), (Sb) (aHR 1.21 [95% CI, 1.08–1.35]) and (Su) (aHR 1.27 [95% CI, 1.14–1.41]). For cardiovascular mortality and any thromboembolic event, only (Su) (aHR 1.73 [95% CI, 1.45–2.06]) and (Sy) (aHR 1.29 [95% CI, 1.00–1.66]) were statistically important, respectively. None of the domains were independently linked to ischaemic stroke or major bleeding. Conclusion Overall, we demonstrated that the 4S-AF scheme may be used to provide clinical characterisation of patients with AF using routinely collected data, and each of the domains within the 4S-AF scheme were independently associated with adverse long-term outcomes of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality and/or any thromboembolic event. FUNDunding Acknowledgement Type of funding sources: None.


2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Dickow ◽  
H.K Van Houten ◽  
L.R Sangaralingham ◽  
P.A Friedman ◽  
D.L Packer ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The Early Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation for Stroke Prevention Trial (EAST-AFNET 4) demonstrated clinical benefit of early rhythm-control therapy in patients with recently diagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF) and concomitant cardiovascular conditions (CHA2DS2-VASc-Score ≥2) compared to the current practice of limited rhythm-control therapy to improve AF-related symptoms. Purpose To evaluate the generalizability of the EAST-AFNET 4 trial in routine practice, we assessed the proportion of patients who would have met trial eligibility and examined the association between early rhythm-control and clinical outcomes. Methods Using a large US administrative database, we identified 109,739 patients with newly diagnosed AF from July 28th, 2011 to December 30th, 2016, the enrollment period of the EAST-AFNET 4 trial. Eligibility for trial inclusion was assessed based on inclusion criteria. Eligible patients were classified as either receiving early rhythm-control, i.e AF ablation and/or any antiarrhythmic drug therapy, within the first year after AF diagnosis (N=27,106) or patients not receiving early rhythm-control (N=82,633). The date 12 months after the first AF diagnosis was defined as the index date and the start of the follow up period. Propensity score overlap weighting was used to balance patients on 90 baseline characteristics. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to compare early rhythm-control with no early rhythm-control for the primary outcome of a composite end point of all-cause mortality, stroke, or hospitalization with the diagnoses heart failure or myocardial infarction. Results Eligible for the trial were 72.9% (82,633/109,739) of all patients with newly diagnosed AF. Early rhythm-control therapy was associated with a reduction in the composite end point in the overall cohort of patients (hazard ratio [HR] 0.85; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.75–0.97; P=0.015) with largely consistent treatment effects between patients eligible or ineligible for the trial. The reduction of stroke risk associated with early rhythm-control therapy was found in the overall cohort (HR 0.66; 95% CI 0.47–0.93; P=0.017) and in the trial-eligible cohort (HR 0.67; 95% CI 0.45–0.98; P=0.041). Conclusion In a large health care data set, the majority of patients with newly diagnosed AF were eligible for the trial. Early rhythm-control therapy was associated with a 15% reduction in the composite end point of all-cause mortality, stroke, or hospitalization with the diagnoses heart failure or myocardial infarction, with the greatest benefit in the reduction of stroke risk. The treatment effect was consistent between patients eligible or ineligible for the trial. Patients in routine practice had higher rates of adverse outcomes than the trial, but the relative risk reduction with early rhythm-control therapy was similar. These data demonstrate the potential of early rhythm-control therapy to reduce outcomes in patients with AF. FUNDunding Acknowledgement Type of funding sources: Foundation. Main funding source(s): German Heart Foundation (Mit Fördermitteln der Deutschen Herzstiftung e.V.)


Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (Suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maciej Tysarowski ◽  
Nigri Rafael ◽  
Hyoeun Kim ◽  
Emad Aziz

Introduction: There is conflicting data on the effect of digoxin on all-cause mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), especially in patients with heart failure (HF). Hypothesis: We hypothesized that in patients with AF, mortality rates associated with digoxin treatment are different among patients with HF and without HF. Methods: We conducted a cohort study of hospitalized patients with AF assessing the effects of digoxin on all-cause mortality. We divided patients into two groups: with and without HF. We performed Cox regression analysis to assess hazard ratios (HR) for all-cause mortality depending on digoxin treatment and used propensity score matching to adjust for differences in background characteristics between treatment groups. Results: Among 2179 consecutive patients, the median age was 73 ± 14 (table), 53% patient were male, 49% had HF, 19% were discharged on digoxin. Median left ventricular ejection fraction in the cohort was 60 (IQR 40-65). Among patients with HF, 35% had preserved, 18% had mid-range and 48% had reduced left ventricular ejection fraction. The mean follow-up time was 3 ± 2.1 years. After adjustment, in patients with HF, there was no statistically significant difference in mortality between the digoxin subgroups ( A , HR=1.01 [95% CI 0.76 to 1.35], p=0.92). In contrast, after adjustment, in patients without HF there was a statistically significant increased mortality in the digoxin subgroup ( B , HR=2.23, [95% CI 1.42 to 3.51], p<0.001). Conclusions: Digoxin use was associated with increased mortality in patients with AF and without concomitant HF. This suggests that clinicians should be careful in prescribing digoxin for rate control in AF, especially in patients without concomitant HF.


Respiration ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Barbara Mayerhofer ◽  
Rudolf A. Jörres ◽  
Johanna I. Lutter ◽  
Benjamin Waschki ◽  
Diego Kauffmann-Guerrero ◽  
...  

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Patients with COPD-specific symptoms and history but FEV<sub>1</sub>/FVC ratio ≥0.7 are a heterogeneous group (former GOLD grade 0) with uncertainties regarding natural history. <b><i>Objective:</i></b> We investigated which lung function measures and cutoff values are predictive for deterioration according to GOLD grades and all-cause mortality. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We used visit 1–4 data of the COSYCONET cohort. Logistic and Cox regression analyses were used to identify relevant parameters. GOLD 0 patients were categorized according to whether they maintained grade 0 over the following 2 visits or deteriorated persistently into grades 1 or 2. Their clinical characteristics were compared with those of GOLD 1 and 2 patients. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Among 2,741 patients, 374 GOLD 0, 206 grade 1, and 962 grade 2 patients were identified. GOLD 0 patients were characterized by high symptom burden, comparable to grade 2, and a restrictive lung function pattern; those with FEV<sub>1</sub>/FVC above 0.75 were unlikely to deteriorate over time into grades 1 and 2, in contrast to those with values between 0.70 and 0.75. Regarding mortality risk in GOLD 0, FEV<sub>1</sub>%predicted and age were the relevant determinants, whereby a cutoff value of 65% was superior to that of 80% as proposed previously. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> Regarding patients of the former GOLD grade 0, we identified simple criteria for FEV<sub>1</sub>/FVC and FEV<sub>1</sub>% predicted that were relevant for the outcome in terms of deterioration over time and mortality. These criteria might help to identify patients with the typical risk profile of COPD among those not fulfilling spirometric COPD criteria.


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