Rate of Heart Failure Following Atrial Fibrillation According to Presence of Family History of Dilated Cardiomyopathy or Heart Failure: A Nationwide Study

Rate of Heart Failure Following Atrial Fibrillation According to Presence of Family History of Dilated Cardiomyopathy or Heart Failure: A Nationwide Study

Background It is poorly understood why some patients with atrial fibrillation develop heart failure (HF) and others do not. We examined the rate of developing HF in patients with atrial fibrillation with and without first‐degree family members with HF or dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Methods and Res...

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Main Authors: Magnus N. Ebbesen, Maria D’Souza, Charlotte Andersson, Jawad H. Butt, Christian Madelaire, Tor Biering‐Sorensen, Morten Lock‐Hansen, Soren Lund Kristensen, Gunnar Gislason, Lars Kober, Christian Torp‐Pedersen, Morten Schou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-11-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
atrial fibrillation heart failure
family history
family study
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.021286

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https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.021286

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