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- Title
Prevalence of Cardio-Embolic Brain Complications in Permanent and Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Patients.
- Authors
Rosca, Ciprian Ilie; Sharma, Abhinav; Nisulescu, Daniel-Dumitru; Otiman, Gabriela; Duda-Seiman, Daniel-Marius; Morariu, Stelian Ioan; Lighezan, Daniel Florin; Kundnani, Nilima Rajpal
- Abstract
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent of all cardiac arrhythmias, with an increasing prevalence in the last 20 years. Cardio-embolic brain complications (CEBC) related to AF often occur or recur, even following appropriate treatment. Method: We conducted a retrospective study and analyzed the presence of stroke, dementia, and Parkinson's disease (PD) in both paroxysmal and permanent AF patients. The records of 1111 consecutive admitted patients with primary diagnosis of AF at the Municipal Emergency University Hospital, Timisoara, between 2015 and 2016 were examined. Statistical analysis was performed on the patients included in the study based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: A significant statistical difference was noted among the permanent AF group for stroke (48.75% vs. 26.74%, p < 0.001) and dementia (10.25% vs. 3.86%, p < 0.001) compared to paroxysmal AF patients. Permanent AF patients presented a higher risk of developing stroke, dementia, and PD compared to patients with paroxysmal AF. Meanwhile, male gender and an increase in age showed an increase in the odds of having cardio-embolic brain complications in patients with paroxysmal AF. Conclusion: Based on the results obtained, it can be concluded that the risk of cardio-cerebral embolic complications is greater in permanent AF patients compared to paroxysmal AF cases. Ischemic stroke and dementia are more frequent in the permanent AF group, but analyzing the data regarding the age of onset paroxysmal AF is critical due to the fact that it involves a younger population. Prompt diagnosis and treatment can help significantly in saving stroke patients.
- Subjects
ROMANIA; DEMENTIA risk factors; STROKE risk factors; STROKE; CONFIDENCE intervals; ATRIAL fibrillation; RETROSPECTIVE studies; FISHER exact test; RISK assessment; PARKINSON'S disease; DEMENTIA; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DISEASE prevalence; CHI-squared test; DATA analysis software; ODDS ratio; DISEASE risk factors; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2023, Vol 11, Issue 1, p175
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare11020175