In older adults with incident atrial fibrillation, mortality and heart failure are the most frequent major outcomes within the first 5 years, highlighting the need to focus on cardiovascular events beyond stroke.
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Shifts clinical focus beyond stroke prevention toward heart failure management in older AF patients; leaves open.
After the diagnosis of incident atrial fibrillation in older adults, mortality was the most frequent major outcome during the first 5 years. Among non-fatal cardiovascular events, heart failure was the most common event.
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