Risk of stroke in patients with atrial flutter

Authors
Biblo, LA Yuan, Z Quan, KJ Mackall, JA Rimm, AA
Citation
La. Biblo et al., Risk of stroke in patients with atrial flutter, AM J CARD, 87(3), 2001, pp. 346
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149 → ACNP
Volume
87
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(20010201)87:3<346:ROSIPW>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Using a Medicare-based retrospective cohort study, the stroke risk in patie nts with atrial flutter (RR = 1.41) was determined to be greater than that in a control group (RR = 1.00) but less than that in an atrial fibrillation group (RR = 1.64). Furthermore, patients with atrial flutter who subsequen tly had an episode of atrial fibrillation had a higher risk of stroke (RR = 1.56) than patients with atrial flutter who never had a subsequent episode of atrial fibrillation (RR = 1.11).