Journal article
Association of body mass index with outcomes in patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation: GARFIELD-AF
Abstract
While greater body mass index (BMI) is associated with increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF), the impact of BMI on outcomes in newly diagnosed AF is unclear. We examine the influence of BMI on outcomes and whether this is modified by sex and evaluate the effect of non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in patients with high BMI.
GARFIELD-AF is a prospective registry of 52 057 newly diagnosed AF patients. The …
Authors
Camm CF; Virdone S; Goto S; Bassand J-P; van Eickels M; Haas S; Gersh BJ; Pieper K; Fox KAA; Misselwitz F
Journal
Open Heart, Vol. 9, No. 2,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
August 2022
DOI
10.1136/openhrt-2022-002038
ISSN
2398-595X