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Atrial fibrillation is associated with a subsequent epilepsy diagnosis independent of stroke: A retrospective matched administrative cohort study on 149,632 patients
Epilepsy Behav. 2022 May 13;132:108721. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108721. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTRecently there has been a rising interest in the identification and possible prevention of risk factors for epilepsies. In the present study, we investigated the potential association between atrial fibrillation (AF) and epilepsy in a German cohort of ambulatory patients aged ≥18 with an initial diagnosis of atrial fibrillation documented in 1274 general practices in Germany between January 2005 and December 2018. Using the IQVIA Disease Analyzer database, we identified 74,681 ambulatory patients with AF. These were ma...
Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - May 16, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Corinna Doege Mark Luedde Karel Kostev Source Type: research

Predicting the Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Patients Treated with Novel Oral Anticoagulants: A Machine Learning Approach
Conclusions: The stroke risk in AF patients treated with NOAC could be predicted based on comorbidities like ischemic heart diseases, urinary tract infections, and dementia additionally to age and male sex. Knowing and addressing these factors may help reduce the risk of stroke in this patient population.Neuroepidemiology
Source: Neuroepidemiology - July 21, 2021 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Impact of dronedarone on the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke in atrial fibrillation patients followed in general practices in Germany
The goal of this study was to analyze the impact of dronedarone on the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients followed in general practices in Germany.
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - December 1, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Joachim R. Ehrlich, Christiane Look, Karel Kostev, Carsten W. Israel, Andreas Goette Source Type: research