Bidirectional Association Between Atrial Fibrillation and Myocardial Infarction, and Relation to Mortality in the Framingham Heart Study.

Tanja Charlotte Frederiksen Emelia J Benjamin Ludovic Trinquart Honghuang Lin Christina Catherine Dahm Morten Krogh Christiansen Henrik Kjaerulf Jensen Sarah R Preis Jelena Kornej

Published in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024)

We report a bidirectional association between AF and MI, which was observed for both non-ST-segment-elevation MI and ST-segment-elevation MI. Participants with both AF and MI had considerably higher mortality compared with participants with only 1 of the 2 conditions, regardless of order.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
heart failure
cardiovascular events
left atrial
oral anticoagulants
catheter ablation
direct oral anticoagulants
left atrial appendage
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
mitral valve