Impact of Atrial Fibrillation on the Risk of Death

19984,568 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Emelia J. Benjamin · Boston University

Philip A. Wolf · Boston University

Ralph B. D’Agostino · National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

Halit Silbershatz · National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

William B. Kannel · Boston University

Daniel Levy · National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

Abstract

In subjects from the original cohort of the Framingham Heart Study, AF was associated with a 1.5- to 1.9-fold mortality risk after adjustment for the preexisting cardiovascular conditions with which AF was related. The decreased survival seen with AF was present in men and women and across a wide range of ages.

Topics & Keywords

Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Acute Myocardial Infarction Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 98, Issue 10, pp. 946-952

DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.98.10.946

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