TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of outcomes of patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease with and without atrial fibrillation (the west Birmingham atrial fibrillation project)
AU - Conway, DSG
AU - Lip, Gregory
PY - 2004/6/1
Y1 - 2004/6/1
N2 - In a multiethnic cohort of 388 patients admitted with symptomatic peripheral artery disease, atrial fibrillation was associated with emergency admission and increased mortality. Despite a greater prevalence of hypertension and diabetes in Afro-Caribbeans and diabetes in Indo-Asions, no significant differences were found in atrial fibrillation prevalence or mortality among different ethnic groups. Patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease and atrial fibrillation should be regarded as "high risk" and managed with optimal medical therapy, including appropriate thromboprophylaxis and close follow-up. (C)2004 by Excerpta Medica, Inc.
AB - In a multiethnic cohort of 388 patients admitted with symptomatic peripheral artery disease, atrial fibrillation was associated with emergency admission and increased mortality. Despite a greater prevalence of hypertension and diabetes in Afro-Caribbeans and diabetes in Indo-Asions, no significant differences were found in atrial fibrillation prevalence or mortality among different ethnic groups. Patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease and atrial fibrillation should be regarded as "high risk" and managed with optimal medical therapy, including appropriate thromboprophylaxis and close follow-up. (C)2004 by Excerpta Medica, Inc.
U2 - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.02.047
DO - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.02.047
M3 - Article
C2 - 15165931
SN - 1879-1913
VL - 93
SP - 1422
EP - 1425
JO - The American Journal of Cardiology
JF - The American Journal of Cardiology
IS - 11
ER -