| Atrial fibrillation in patients hospitalized for congestive heart failure: the same prognostic influence independently of left ventricular systolic function? | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 16297467 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Atrial fibrillation (AF) was described to be associated with an adverse prognosis in several studies of heart failure (HF). However, it is not clear whether it directly increased mortality or is only a marker for severity of HF. AIMS: To determine the influence of AF on mortality of HF patients distinguishing between patients with preserved and deteriorated systolic function (SF). METHOD AND RESULTS: 1636 patients who, between 1991 and 2002 had been hospitalized in a Cardiology Service for HF, were studied. Survival (SV) data (mean follow-up time: 3.14 years) has shown that there was no difference in SV between patients with (540 patients of the whole group) and without AF in the group with preserved SF (presented in 38.7% of cases), however, in the group of patients with deteriorated SF (AF presented in 31.0% of cases), SV time was significantly (p=0.01) shorter among patients with AF, this association being independent of age, sex, aetiology, risk factors, clinical signs and pharmacological treatment; relative risk: 1.831(1.120-2.994). CONCLUSION: AF is more prevalent among HF patients with preserved SF than among those with deteriorated SF, but only increases the risk of death among the latter. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Lilian Grigorian Shamagian; Alfonso Varela Roman; Javier Garcia Seara; Jose Luis Martinez Sande; Pedro Rigueiro Veloso; José Ramón Gonzalez-Juanatey |
Related Documents
:
|
11775227 - Embolic events in 93 elderly chinese patients with atrial fibrillation. 14613757 - Antisecretory factor counteracts secretory diarrhoea of endocrine origin. 20403817 - Atrial fibrillation in heart failure is associated with an increased risk of death only... 16382287 - Ace-inhibitor treatment attenuates atrial structural remodeling in patients with lone c... 16225357 - Spiritual well-being as a dimension of quality of life for patients with advanced cance... 9231947 - A multicentre, double-blind, randomized study to compare the safety and efficacy of onc... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article Date: 2005-11-16 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: International journal of cardiology Volume: 110 ISSN: 0167-5273 ISO Abbreviation: Int. J. Cardiol. Publication Date: 2006 Jun |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2006-06-12 Completed Date: 2006-11-13 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 8200291 Medline TA: Int J Cardiol Country: Ireland |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 366-72 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Servicio de Cardiologia, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Aged Atrial Fibrillation / complications*, diagnosis*, pathology Female Follow-Up Studies Heart Failure / complications*, diagnosis*, pathology Hospitalization* Humans Male Prognosis Survival Rate Ventricular Function, Left / physiology* |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Pregnane and Xenobiotic Receptor (PXR/SXR) resides predominantly in the nuclear compartment of the i...
Next Document: An unusual combination: aortic arch coarctation associated with Dandy-Walker variant.