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Should we abandon the common practice of withholding oral anticoagulation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation?

Nieuwlaat, Robby ; Dinh, Trang ; Olsson, Bertil LU ; Camm, A. John ; Capucci, Alessandro ; Tieleman, Robert G. ; Lip, Gregory Y. H. and Crijns, Harry J. G. M. (2008) In European Heart Journal 29(7). p.915-922
Abstract
Aims To assess the relation between the atrial fibrillation (AF) subtype and thrombo-embolic events. Methods and results The observational Euro Heart Survey on AF (2003-04) enrolled 1509 paroxysmal, 1109 persistent, and 1515 permanent AF patients, according to the 2001 American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and the European Society of Cardiology guidelines definitions. A 1 year follow-up was performed. Permanent AF patients had at baseline a worse stroke risk profile than paroxysmal and persistent AF patients. In paroxysmal AF, the risk for stroke, any thrombo-embolism, major bleeding and the combined endpoint of cardiovascular mortality, any thrombo-embolism, and major bleeding was comparable with persistent and... (More)
Aims To assess the relation between the atrial fibrillation (AF) subtype and thrombo-embolic events. Methods and results The observational Euro Heart Survey on AF (2003-04) enrolled 1509 paroxysmal, 1109 persistent, and 1515 permanent AF patients, according to the 2001 American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and the European Society of Cardiology guidelines definitions. A 1 year follow-up was performed. Permanent AF patients had at baseline a worse stroke risk profile than paroxysmal and persistent AF patients. In paroxysmal AF, the risk for stroke, any thrombo-embolism, major bleeding and the combined endpoint of cardiovascular mortality, any thrombo-embolism, and major bleeding was comparable with persistent and permanent AF, in both univariable and multivariable analyses. Compared with AF patients without stroke, patients suffering from a stroke had a comparable frequency and duration of AF attacks, but tended to have a worse stroke risk profile at baseline. During 1 year following cardioversion, paroxysmal AF patients had a higher risk for stroke (P = 0.029) and any thrombo-embolism (P = 0.001) than persistent AF patients. Conclusion In the Euro Heart Survey, paroxysmal AF had a comparable risk for thrombo-embolic events as persistent and permanent AF. This observation strengthens the guideline recommendation not to consider the clinical AF subtype when deciding on anticoagulation. (Less)
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paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, stroke, anticoagulation, thrombo-embolism, atrial fibrillation, subtype
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European Heart Journal
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29
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7
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915 - 922
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Oxford University Press
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1522-9645
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10.1093/eurheartj/ehn101
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English
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  author       = {{Nieuwlaat, Robby and Dinh, Trang and Olsson, Bertil and Camm, A. John and Capucci, Alessandro and Tieleman, Robert G. and Lip, Gregory Y. H. and Crijns, Harry J. G. M.}},
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  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  series       = {{European Heart Journal}},
  title        = {{Should we abandon the common practice of withholding oral anticoagulation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation?}},
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  doi          = {{10.1093/eurheartj/ehn101}},
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