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

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 AF is associated with major adverse cardiac events (MACE) and mortality in symptomatic PAD patients. Methods Using MEDLINE and Scopus, we searched for...