Atrial fibrillation and risk of cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease: A meta‐analysis of prospective studies

• Published in: Clinical cardiology (Mahwah, N.J.) Vol. 40; no. 12; pp. 1231 - 1235
• Main Authors: Vrsalovic, Mislav, Presecki, Ana Vrsalovic
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01.12.2017; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Atrial Fibrillation; Atrial Fibrillation - complications; Atrial Fibrillation - mortality; Cardiac arrhythmia; Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality; Cardiovascular Events; Clinical Investigations; Confidence intervals; Global Health; Humans; Incidence; Meta-analysis; Mortality; Odds Ratio; Peripheral Arterial Disease - complications; Peripheral Arterial Disease - epidemiology; Peripheral Artery Disease; Prospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Stroke; Studies; Survival Rate - trends; Peripheral Artery Disease; Meta-Analysis; Atrial Fibrillation; Cardiovascular Events; Mortality

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with adverse outcomes in terms of survival and morbidity. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) and AF share several common risk factors and often coexist. Whether AF has a prognostic role in patients with PAD has not been extensively studied. Hypothesis A...