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Table 1 Distribution of causes of death in the cohort of chronic atrial fibrillation patients and the general population

From: Risk of mortality in a cohort of patients newly diagnosed with chronic atrial fibrillation

 

General Population Cohort

AF Cohort

 

N = 393

%

N = 234

%

Causes of death

    

Ischaemic heart disease (IHD)

70

17.8

61

21.1

Other cardiovascular no IHD *

42

10.7

56

24

Cerebrovascular disease†

44

11.2

33

14.1

Cancer

64

16.3

27

11.5

Other diseases§

107

27.2

48

20.5

Unknown

66

16.8

9

3.8

  1. * Includes heart failure, heart valvular and rhythm disorders and vascular diseases (PVD, aneurism, pulmonary embolism). †includes ischaemic and haemorrhagic cerebrovascular accidents. §Includes respiratory, gastrointestinal, liver, renal diseases, infection and trauma.
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