Author's reply to Atrial fibrillation patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Do we need new stroke risk stratification?

We thank Dr. Joung and colleagues for their interests in our work.1 In our study, patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) had a higher risk of stroke than NVAF patients without HCM in all generations and all CHA2DS2-VASc score groups. As shown in the study of Jung et al.,2 the stroke risk in NVAF with HCM without any other stroke risk factor was greater than that in NVAF with a CHA2DS2-VASc score of 2. We agree with their results, and all NVAF patients with HCM should receive anticoagulation.
Source: Heart Rhythm - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research