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Understanding the incidence of atrial fibrillation and stroke in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients: insights from Danish nationwide registries.

Christopher Ryan ZörnerAnne-Marie SchjerningMorten Kvistholm JensenAlex Hoerby ChristensenJacob Tfelt HansenJacob TønnesenLise Da Riis-VestergaardCharlotte MiddelfartPeter Vibe RasmussenGunnar Hilmar GislasonMorten Lock Hansen
Published in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2024)
Obstructive HCM, HT, and IHD were associated with increased risk of AF. Prevalent AF alone was not predictive of stroke; however, AF patients treated with OAC were significantly less likely to develop stroke, suggesting that this development is driven by the protective effect of OAC. Despite this, 34% of patients did not receive OAC.
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