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Prior stroke and transient ischemic attack as risk factors for subsequent stroke in atrial fibrillation patients: A report from the GARFIELD-AF registry.

Hacke, W; Bassand, J-P; Virdone, S; Camm, AJ; Fitzmaurice, DA; Fox, KA; Goldhaber, SZ; Goto, S; Haas, S; Kayani, G; et al. Hacke, W; Bassand, J-P; Virdone, S; Camm, AJ; Fitzmaurice, DA; Fox, KA; Goldhaber, SZ; Goto, S; Haas, S; Kayani, G; Mantovani, LG; Misselwitz, F; Pieper, KS; Turpie, AG; van Eickels, M; Verheugt, FW; Kakkar, AK; GARFIELD-AF Investigators (2020) Prior stroke and transient ischemic attack as risk factors for subsequent stroke in atrial fibrillation patients: A report from the GARFIELD-AF registry. Int J Stroke, 15 (3). pp. 308-317. ISSN 1747-4949 https://doi.org/10.1177/1747493019891516
SGUL Authors: Camm, Alan John

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: It is not always possible to verify whether a patient complaining of symptoms consistent with transient ischemic attack has had an actual cerebrovascular event. RESEARCH QUESTION: To characterize the risk of cardiovascular events associated with a history of stroke/transient ischemic attack in patients with atrial fibrillation. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: This study investigated the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with a history of stroke/transient ischemic attack among 52,014 patients enrolled prospectively in GARFIELD-AF registry. The diagnosis of stroke or transient ischemic attack was not protocol defined but based on physicians' assessment. Patients' one-year risk of death, stroke/systemic embolism, and major bleeding was assessed by multivariable Cox regression. RESULTS: At enrollment, 5617 (10.9%) patients were reported to have a history of stroke or transient ischemic attack. Patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack were older and had a greater burden of diabetes, moderate-to-severe kidney disease, and atherothrombosis and higher median CHA2DS2-VASc and HAS-BLED scores than those without history of stroke or transient ischemic attack. After adjustment, prior stroke/transient ischemic attack was associated with significantly higher risk for all-cause mortality (hazard ratio (HR), 1.26; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.12-1.42), cardiovascular death (HR, 1.22; 95% CI, 1.01-1.48), non-cardiovascular death (HR, 1.39; 95% CI, 1.15-1.68), and stroke/systemic embolism (HR, 2.17; 95% CI, 1.80-2.63) than patients without history of stroke/transient ischemic attack. In patients with a prior stroke alone higher risk was observed for all-cause mortality (HR, 1.29; 95% CI, 1.11-1.50), non-cardiovascular death (HR, 1.39; 95% CI, 1.10-1.77), and stroke/systemic embolism (HR, 2.29; 95% CI, 1.83-2.86). No significantly elevated risk of adverse events was seen for patients with history of transient ischemic attack alone. INTERPRETATION: A history of prior stroke or transient ischemic attack is a strong independent risk factor for mortality and stroke/systemic embolism. This excess risk is mainly attributed to a history of stroke (with or without transient ischemic attack), whereas history of transient ischemic attack is a weaker predictor. Clinical trial registration: NCT01090362.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Hacke, W; Bassand, J-P; Virdone, S; Camm, AJ; Fitzmaurice, DA; Fox, KA; Goldhaber, SZ; Goto, S; Haas, S; Kayani, G; et al., Prior stroke and transient ischemic attack as risk factors for subsequent stroke in atrial fibrillation patients: A report from the GARFIELD-AF registry. Int J Stroke. (Volume: 15 issue: 3) pp. 308-317. Copyright © 2019 (World Stroke Organization). DOI: 10.1177/1747493019891516.
Keywords: Atrial fibrillation, bleeding, history of stroke/transient ischemic attack, mortality, stroke, GARFIELD-AF Investigators, Atrial fibrillation, bleeding, history of stroke/transient ischemic attack, mortality, stroke, 1103 Clinical Sciences, 1109 Neurosciences, Neurology & Neurosurgery
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: Academic Structure > Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute (MCS)
Journal or Publication Title: Int J Stroke
ISSN: 1747-4949
Language: eng
Dates:
DateEvent
1 April 2020Published
17 December 2019Published Online
24 October 2019Accepted
Publisher License: Publisher's own licence
PubMed ID: 31847794
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URI: https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/111538
Publisher's version: https://doi.org/10.1177/1747493019891516

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