A cancer diagnosis was associated with a higher prevalence of atrial fibrillation compared to no cancer (9.77% vs 1.19%; RR 10.45, 95% CI 7.47-14.62).
Observational (n=8,306,244)
Yes
Does a cancer diagnosis increase the relative risk of atrial fibrillation?
Cancer is associated with a substantially increased relative risk of atrial fibrillation, particularly in younger persons and those with hematologic malignancies.
Relative Risk: 10.45 (95% CI 7.47–14.62)
Absolute Event Rate: 9.77% vs 1.19%
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an increasingly recognized codiagnosis in patients with cancer. Objectives: This study aimed to provide a robust and contemporary estimate on the coprevalence and relative risk of AF in patients with cancer. Methods: We conducted a nationwide analysis, utilizing diagnosis codes from the Austrian Association of Social Security Providers dataset. Estimates of the coprevalence of cancer and AF and the relative risk of AF in patients with cancer compared with individuals without cancer were obtained as point prevalences with binomial exact confidence intervals and summarized across age groups and cancer types with random-effects models. Results: Overall, 8,306,244 persons were included in the present analysis, of whom 158,675 (prevalence estimate, 1.91%; 95% CI, 1.90-1.92) had a cancer diagnosis code and 112,827 (1.36%; 95% CI, 1.35-1.36) an AF diagnosis code, respectively. The prevalence estimate for AF in patients with cancer was 9.77% (95% CI, 9.63-9.92) and 1.19% (95% CI, 1.19-1.20) in the noncancer population. Conversely, 13.74% (95% CI, 13.54-13.94) of patients with AF had a concurrent cancer diagnosis. The corresponding age-stratified random-effects relative risk ratio for AF in patients with cancer compared with no cancer diagnosis was 10.45 (95% CI, 7.47-14.62). The strongest associations between cancer and AF were observed in younger persons and patients with hematologic malignancies. Conclusion: Cancer and AF have a substantial coprevalence in the population. This finding corroborates the concept that cancer and AF have common risk factors and pathophysiology.
Ay et al. (Sun,) conducted a observational in Atrial fibrillation and cancer (n=8,306,244). Cancer diagnosis vs. No cancer diagnosis was evaluated on Atrial fibrillation (RR 10.45, 95% CI 7.47-14.62). A cancer diagnosis was associated with a higher prevalence of atrial fibrillation compared to no cancer (9.77% vs 1.19%; RR 10.45, 95% CI 7.47-14.62).