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Predictors of Mortality in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (From the Atrial Fibrillation Clopidogrel Trial with Irbesartan for Prevention of Vascular Events ACTIVE a)
The mortality rate of most patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) exceeds the stroke rate, but predictors of mortality have not been well defined. The Atrial Fibrillation Clopidogrel Trial with Irbesartan for prevention of Vascular Events (ACTIVE) recruited AF patients who were unsuitable to receive vitamin K-antagonists and were randomized to aspirin alone vs. aspirin plus clopidogrel. We investigated independent predictors of all-cause mortality by multivariable Cox regression analysis and explored interactions with assigned antiplatelet therapy.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - December 11, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kanjana S. Perera, Lesly A. Pearce, Mukul Sharma, Oscar Benavente, Stuart J. Connolly, Robert G. Hart, ACTIVE (Atrial Fibrillation Clopidogrel Trial with Irbesartan for Prevention of Vascular Events) Steering Committee and Investigators Source Type: research

Thrombocytopenia in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation on Oral Anticoagulation Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
In conclusion, mild to moderate baseline thrombocytopenia does not seem to have a clinically significant effect on bleeding or thrombotic or thromboembolic complications after PCI in these frail patients receiving multiple antithrombotic drugs.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - May 13, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Tuomas Kiviniemi, Pasi Karjalainen, Andrea Rubboli, Axel Schlitt, Petri Tuomainen, Matti Niemelä, Mika Laine, Fausto Biancari, Gregory Y.H. Lip, K.E. Juhani Airaksinen Tags: Coronary Artery Disease Source Type: research