European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 9-16 , July 2010

Prognosis of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease: Data from the REduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health (REACH) Registry

  • T.A. Winkel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Room H 805, Erasmus MC, 's Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • S.E. Hoeks

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Room H 805, Erasmus MC, 's Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • O. Schouten

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Reinier de Graaf Hospital, Delft, The Netherlands
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  • U. Zeymer

      Affiliations

    • Institut für Herzinfarktforschung Ludwigshafen, an der Universität Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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  • T. Limbourg

      Affiliations

    • Institut für Herzinfarktforschung Ludwigshafen, an der Universität Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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  • I. Baumgartner

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    • Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, Division of Clinical and Interventional Angiology, Inselspital, University Hospital, Berne, Switzerland
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  • D.L. Bhatt

      Affiliations

    • VA Boston Healthcare System and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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  • Ph.G. Steg

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    • INSERM U-698, Université Paris 7, AP-HP, Centre Hospitalier Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France
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  • S. Goto

      Affiliations

    • Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • J. Röther

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    • Johannes Wesling Klinikum Minden, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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  • P.P. Cacoub

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    • Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris 6, AP-HP, Hospital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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  • H.J.M. Verhagen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Room H 805, Erasmus MC, 's Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • J.J. Bax

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • D. Poldermans

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Room H 805, Erasmus MC, 's Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31107034613; fax: +31107034957.
    • On behalf of the REACH Registry Investigators: a complete list of the REACH Registry Investigators appears in JAMA 2006;295:180–189.

Received 1 December 2009 ,Accepted 4 March 2010.

  • Image Result

    CV events (cardiovascular death, MI, and stroke) occurred in 12.5% of PAD patients with AF compared to 6.0% in those without AF (p<0.001).

    CV events (cardiovascular death, MI, and stroke) occurred in 12.5% of PAD patients with AF compared to 6.0% in those without AF (p<0.001).

PII: S1078-5884(10)00152-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.03.003

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 9-16 , July 2010

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