TY - JOUR
T1 - Atrial fibrillation in chronic non-cardiac disease
T2 - Where do we stand?
AU - Lainscak, Mitja
AU - Dagres, Nikolaos
AU - Filippatos, Gerasimos S.
AU - Anker, Stefan D.
AU - Kremastinos, Dimitrios Th
PY - 2008/8/29
Y1 - 2008/8/29
N2 - Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia, and is associated with increased risk of stroke and death. Most of present knowledge is derived from studies in patients with cardiac disease whilst limited information is available for patients with several chronic non-cardiac conditions like cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic kidney disease. Although millions of patients are affected and are at risk of adverse prognosis due to co-existent atrial fibrillation, we are left with very limited guidance for management of atrial fibrillation itself and prevention of complications in those patients. In this paper, we review data on incidence, prognostic importance and treatment modalities of atrial fibrillation in patients with cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic kidney disease.
AB - Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia, and is associated with increased risk of stroke and death. Most of present knowledge is derived from studies in patients with cardiac disease whilst limited information is available for patients with several chronic non-cardiac conditions like cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic kidney disease. Although millions of patients are affected and are at risk of adverse prognosis due to co-existent atrial fibrillation, we are left with very limited guidance for management of atrial fibrillation itself and prevention of complications in those patients. In this paper, we review data on incidence, prognostic importance and treatment modalities of atrial fibrillation in patients with cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic kidney disease.
KW - Atrial fibrillation
KW - Cancer
KW - Chronic kidney disease
KW - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.12.078
DO - 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.12.078
M3 - Article
C2 - 18374999
AN - SCOPUS:48349084381
VL - 128
SP - 311
EP - 315
JO - International Journal of Cardiology
JF - International Journal of Cardiology
SN - 0167-5273
IS - 3
ER -