Season of Birth and Cardiovascular Mortality in Atrial Fibrillation: A Population-Based Cohort Study.
Ying X GueArnaud BissonAlexandre BodinJulien HerbertGregory Yoke Hong LipLaurent FauchierPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular development and disease (2021)
Birth in spring or summer is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular mortality in male AF patients, but not in females. This could be related to the underlying differences in rates of major adverse clinical events between genders. Further studies should aim at clarifying the mechanisms behind this association, which may help us understand the higher level of risk in female patients with AF.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular events
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- left atrial
- gestational age
- risk factors
- oral anticoagulants
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- heart failure
- left atrial appendage
- catheter ablation
- direct oral anticoagulants
- patient reported outcomes
- heat stress
- pregnant women
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- emergency department
- venous thromboembolism