Comparison of outcomes of patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease with and without atrial fibrillation (the West Birmingham Atrial Fibrillation Project).
In a multiethnic cohort of 388 patients admitted with symptomatic peripheral artery disease, atrial fibrillation was associated with emergency admission and increased mortality. Despite a greater prevalence of hypertension and diabetes in Afro-Caribbeans and diabetes in Indo-Asians, no significant differences were found in atrial fibrillation prevalence or mortality among different ethnic groups. Patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease and atrial fibrillation should be regarded as "high risk" and managed with optimal medical therapy, including appropriate thromboprophylaxis and close follow-up.
Conway
Dwayne S G
DS
Haemostasis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Unit, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham B18 7QH, United Kingdom.
Lip
Gregory Y H
GY
D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D004630:Emergencies; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality*; D015995:Prevalence; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology