Abstract Background There is limited information about any association between the onset of atrial fibrillation (AF) and the presence of valvular disease.Methods We retrospectively examined 940 patients in sinus rhythm, examined by echocardiography in 1996.During 11 years of follow-up, we Cookware assessed the incidence of AF and outcome defined as valvular surgery or death, in relation to baseline valvular function.
AS (aortic stenosis) severity at baseline examination was assessed using peak transaortic valve pressure gradient.Results In univariate analysis, the risk of developing AF was related to AS (significant AS versus no significant AS; hazard ratio (HR) 3.73, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.
39-5.61, p Conclusions AS, but not MR, was independently predictive of EVERYONE LOTION COCONUT development of AF and combined valvular surgery or death.In patients with combined AS and MR, the grade of AS, more than the grade of MR, determined the risk of AF and combination of valvular surgery or death.
Further studies using contemporary echocardiographic quantification of aortic stenosis are warranted to confirm these retrospective data based on peak transaortic valve pressure gradient.