Income and outcomes of patients with incident atrial fibrillation

Conclusions
Personal annual income has a significant impact on the incidence of first-ever ischaemic stroke and overall mortality among patients with incident AF, particularly among patients of working age. Low-income indicate the need for intervention strategies to improve outcomes of AF.

Trial registration number
NCT04645537.

Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - July 8, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Biancari, F., Teppo, K., Jaakkola, J., Halminen, O., Linna, M., Haukka, J., Putaala, J., Mustonen, P., Kinnunen, J., Hartikainen, J., Aro, A., Airaksinen, J., Lehto, M. Tags: Open access Original research Source Type: research