Journal article
Causes of Death and Influencing Factors in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation is associated with increased mortality, but the specific causes of death and their predictors have not been described among patients on effective anticoagulant therapy.
METHODS AND RESULTS: The Randomized Evaluation of Long-Term Anticoagulant Therapy (RE-LY) trial randomized 18 113 patients (age, 71.5 ± 9 years; male, 64%; CHADS2 score, 2.1 ± 1) to receive dabigatran or warfarin. Median follow-up was 2 years, and …
Authors
Marijon E; Le Heuzey J-Y; Connolly S; Yang S; Pogue J; Brueckmann M; Eikelboom J; Themeles E; Ezekowitz M; Wallentin L
Journal
Circulation, Vol. 128, No. 20, pp. 2192–2201
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
November 12, 2013
DOI
10.1161/circulationaha.112.000491
ISSN
0009-7322