title: [The incidence and predictors of atrial fibrillation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the incidence and predictors of atrial fibrillation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).
  
  
  METHODS
  612 HCM patients were analyzed prospectively from July 1990 to November 2007. The age, sex, height, weight, medical history, main symptoms and incidence of atrial fibrillation were recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patients' mean age was (47.8 +/- 14.9). 414 patients (67.6%) were male. 377 patients (61.6%) had left ventricular outflow truct obstruction. 94 patients (15.4%) and atrial fibrillation. 43 patients (6.0%) had sustained and 51 patients (9.4%) had paroxysmal. The patients with atrial fibrillation were older in age and were predominantly female. Their medical history were longer, left atrial diameter (LAD) longer and plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) higher. logistic regression analysis indicated that the medical history (P = 0.012), LAD (P = 0.0001) and BNP (P = 0.017) were the independent predictors of atrial fibrillation in HCM. Atrial fibrillation was accompanied by a decrease in functional status and an increase in risk of stroke.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The incidence of atrial fibrillation in HCM was high. The medical history, LAD and BNP were the independent predictors of its occurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, the Capital Medicine University, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Hong
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Teng-Yong
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Xue-Si
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yue-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged