Quality of Life, Exercise Capacity and Comorbidity in Old Patients with Permanent Atrial Fibrillation

Overview

Journal J Atr Fibrillation

Date 2017 May 13

PMID 28496601

Citations 6

Authors

Inger Ariansena

Knut Gjesdala

Michael Abdelnoorb

Elisabeth Edvardsenc

Steve Engerd

Arnljot Tveitd

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Abstract

Results: 27 subjects with permanent AF and 71 subjects in sinus rhythm participated. AF patients had higher prevalence of compensated chronic heart failure (p < 0.001), valvular heart disease (p < 0.001), lower mean VO2 peak (22.7 ± 5.5 vs. 28.6 ± 6.3 ml/kg/min; p < 0.001), and more often poor VO2 peak; crude OR 5.3 (95%CI 1.8, 15.3), adjusted OR 7.5 (2.0, 28.3). Median Physical Component Summary score (with 25th and 75th percentile) was 41 (31, 51) in AF vs. 52 (45, 55) in controls (p < 0.001). Furthermore, the AF group had higher odds for poor physical QoL scores; crude OR 5.0 (1.8, 13.7), adjusted OR 4.3 (1.5, 12.4). Median Mental Component Summary score was 56 (42, 61) in the AF group vs. 57 (51, 60) in controls (p=0.565). The AF group had non-significantly increased odds for poor mental QoL scores; crude OR 2.3 (0.8, 6.2), adjusted OR 2.8 (1.0, 8.4). Also after adjustment for confounders, older patients with permanent AF had higher odds for poor exercise capacity and poor physical QoL compared to subjects in sinus rhythm.

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