Causes of Death and Influencing Factors in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation A Competing-Risk Analysis From the Randomized Evaluation of Long-Term Anticoagulant Therapy Study

Volume: 128, Issue: 20, Pages: 2192 - 2201
Published: Nov 12, 2013
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...
Paper Details
Title
Causes of Death and Influencing Factors in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation A Competing-Risk Analysis From the Randomized Evaluation of Long-Term Anticoagulant Therapy Study
Published Date
Nov 12, 2013
Volume
128
Issue
20
Pages
2192 - 2201
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