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SUBMITTER: Proietti R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6489979 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Proietti Riccardo R Gonzini Lucio L Pizzimenti Giovanni G Ledda Antonietta A Sanna Pietro P AlTurki Ahmed A Russo Vincenzo V Lencioni Mauro M
Clinical cardiology 20181204 12
<h4>Objective</h4>An increased cardiovascular mortality and morbidity has been widely reported in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). In this study, a subanalysis of the AntiThrombotic Agents Atrial Fibrillation (ATA-AF) is performed with the aim to evaluate estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) as an independent prognostic marker of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in patients with AF.<h4>Methods and results</h4>The ATA-AF study enrolled 7148 patients with AF, in 360 Italian cen ...[more]