title: Prognosis of congestive heart failure after prior myocardial infarction in older persons with atrial fibrillation versus sinus rhythm.
abstract: In a prospective study of 651 older persons with congestive heart failure after prior myocardial infarction, persons with atrial fibrillation had a significantly higher mortality than those with sinus rhythm if they had an abnormal (p = 0.005) or normal (p = 0.0001) left ventricular ejection fraction. The Cox regression model showed that significant independent risk factors for total mortality were age (risk ratio 1.03 for an increment of 1 year of age), hypertension (risk ratio 1.2), diabetes mellitus (risk ratio 1.4), abnormal left ventricular ejection fraction (risk ratio 2.1), and atrial fibrillation (risk ratio 1.5).
authors.affiliation: Hebrew Hospital Home, Bronx, New York 10475, USA. wsaronow@aol.com
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Aronow
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kronzon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011379:Prognosis; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left