Citation

Akama J, Suzuki S, Kato Y, Arita T, Yagi N, Otsuka T, Semba H, Kishi M, Kano H, Matsuno S, Uejima T, Oikawa Y, Matsuhama M, Yajima J, Takeishi Y, Yamashita T. Heart Vessels 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cardiovascular Institute, 3-2-19 Nishiazabu, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, 106-0031, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Japan Research Promotion Society for Cardiovascular Diseases, Publisher Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00380-020-01592-2

PMID

32266477

Abstract

Treatment and prognosis of elderly patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) may differ by the experience of fall or bone fracture. However, their current status is still unclear. From our institute database between 2010 and 2015, 674 AF patients with age ≥ 70 years were selected and were divided into those who experienced fall or fracture during the observation period (F/F group; n = 49) and those who did not (non-F/F group; n = 625). We compared the treatment and prognosis between the 2 groups. Patients in the F/F group were older (79 vs 76 years, P < 0.001) and had more comorbidities compared with those in the non-F/F group. The prescription rate of oral anticoagulant was similar between the two groups (77.6% vs 68.2%, P = 0.201), where warfarin was predominant. The F/F group was not associated with higher incidence of ischemic stroke. The F/F group was associated with a higher incidence of heart failure events (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 3.88; 95% confidence intervals (Cl) 1.70-8.85; P = 0.001), and cardiovascular events (OR 3.43; 95% Cl 1.71-6.85; P < 0.001). In elderly AF patients in a cardiovascular hospital, the experience of fall or fracture did not affect the prescription of oral anticoagulants and the incidence of ischemic stroke, but it was significantly associated with increase of heart failure.

Language: en

Keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiovascular events; Falls; Heart failure