Association between body mass index and long-term clinical outcomes in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation taking oral anticoagulants.
Mari NezuShinichiro UedaKazutaka UchidaFumihiro SakakibaraNorito KinjoHideki AraiTakeshi MorimotoPublished in: Heart and vessels (2022)
Among NVAF patients taking OACs, underweight patients had higher risks of all-cause death and ischemic events than other patients. Overweight patients had lower risk of all-cause death.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- atrial fibrillation
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- oral anticoagulants
- prognostic factors
- physical activity
- risk assessment
- body mass index
- oxidative stress
- brain injury
- climate change
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- left ventricular
- left atrial
- weight gain
- catheter ablation
- aortic valve