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25.09.2018 | IM - ORIGINAL
Risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation among heart, kidney and liver transplant recipients: insights from a national cohort study
verfasst von:
Wei-Syun Hu, Cheng-Li Lin
Erschienen in:
Internal and Emergency Medicine
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Ausgabe 1/2019
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Abstract
The objective of the study was to explore the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in various populations of patients with organ transplantation (OT). We used a large national data set from Taiwan to investigate the incidence of AF after OT. Frequency matching method used to match controls: OT patients were 4:1. Kaplan–Meier analyses with the use of the Aalen–Johansen estimator was employed for estimating the cumulative incidences of new-onset AF. The Fine–Gray competing risks model was also employed to analyze the risk of AF for the OT cohort compared with the non-OT cohort. 6955 OT patients and 27,820 controls were included in this study. OT did lead to a 3.09-fold risk for AF [95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.07–4.62], especially in the subgroup of female gender [adjusted subhazard ratio (aSHR) = 6.66, 95% CI = 3.85–11.5], age ≤ 49 years (aSHR = 8.19, 95% CI = 3.99–16.8) and without comorbidity (aSHR = 4.61, 95% CI = 2.71–7.87). Moreover, liver recipients tended to be more likely to develop new-onset AF among those OT patients (aSHR = 4.07, 95% CI = 2.63–6.30) as compared to the controls. This study demonstrates an increased incidence of AF after OT. Heightened awareness and clinician vigilance are warranted to facilitate early diagnosis and improved outcomes.