Are higher levels of coagulation factors associated with prevalent and incident atrial fibrillation?
Higher levels of coagulation factors are associated with both prevalent and incident atrial fibrillation, suggesting a prothrombotic state may underlie AF development.
These findings suggest that higher levels of coagulation factors are associated with prevalent and incident AF. These associations are most pronounced with prevalent AF in cross-sectional studies. Limited evidence from longitudinal studies suggests a prothrombotic state underlying AF development.
Tilly et al. (Tue,) studied this question.