Causes of Death and Influencing Factors in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Competing Risk Analysis from the Randomized Evaluation of Long-Term Anticoagulant Therapy Study.

CONCLUSIONS: The majority of deaths are not related to stroke in a contemporary anticoagulated AF population. These results emphasize the need to identify interventions beyond effective anticoagulation, in order to further reduce mortality in AF.
CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Identifier: NCT00262600.
PMID: 24016454 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Circulation - September 9, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Marijon E, Le Heuzey JY, Connolly S, Yang S, Pogue J, Brueckmann M, Eikelboom JW, Themeles E, Ezekowitz MD, Wallentin L, Yusuf S Tags: Circulation Source Type: research