Atrial fibrillation in heart failure is associated with an increased risk of death only in patients with ischaemic heart disease

Jakob Raunsø, Ole Dyg Pedersen, Helena Dominguez, Morten Lock Hansen, Jacob Eifer Møller, Jesper Kjaergaard, Christian Hassager, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Lars Køber, EchoCardiography and Heart Outcome Study Investigators

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    Abstract

    The prognostic importance of atrial fibrillation (AF) in heart failure (HF) populations is controversial and may depend on patient selection. In the present study, we investigated the prognostic impact of AF in a large population with HF of various aetiologies.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalEuropean Journal of Heart Failure
    Volume12
    Issue number7
    Pages (from-to)692-7
    Number of pages6
    ISSN1388-9842
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2010

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