Atrial Fibrillation Patterns and Risks of Subsequent Stroke, Heart Failure, or Death in the Community [Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology]

Conclusions
In our community-based AF sample, only 10% had AF without early-term (2-year) recurrence. Compared with individuals without 2-year AF recurrences, the 10-year prognosis was worse for individuals with either sustained or recurrent AF. Our proposed AF classification algorithm may be applicable in longitudinal datas ets.

Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - September 3, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lubitz, S. A., Moser, C., Sullivan, L., Rienstra, M., Fontes, J. D., Villalon, M. L., Pai, M., McManus, D. D., Schnabel, R. B., Magnani, J. W., Yin, X., Levy, D., Pencina, M. J., Larson, M. G., Ellinor, P. T., Benjamin, E. J. Tags: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Source Type: research