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Risk of stroke in patients with atrial flutter.

Authors :
Biblo LA
Yuan Z
Quan KJ
Mackall JA
Rimm AA
Source :
The American journal of cardiology [Am J Cardiol] 2001 Feb 01; Vol. 87 (3), pp. 346-9, A9.
Publication Year :
2001

Abstract

Using a Medicare-based retrospective cohort study, the stroke risk in patients with atrial flutter (RR = 1.41) was determined to be greater than that in a control group (RR = 1.00) but less than that in an atrial fibrillation group (RR = 1.64). Furthermore, patients with atrial flutter who subsequently had an episode of atrial fibrillation had a higher risk of stroke (RR = 1.56) than patients with atrial flutter who never had a subsequent episode of atrial fibrillation (RR = 1.11).

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Subjects :
Aged
Atrial Fibrillation complications
Atrial Fibrillation epidemiology
Atrial Flutter etiology
Female
Humans
Male
Medicare statistics & numerical data
Patient Admission statistics & numerical data
Risk
Stroke complications
United States
Atrial Flutter epidemiology
Stroke epidemiology

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0002-9149
Volume :
87
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The American journal of cardiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
11165976
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01374-6
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