Key result
In elderly patients undergoing electrical cardioversion for persistent atrial fibrillation, higher arterial stiffness was independently associated with the presence of atrial fibrillation at 6-month follow-up (OR 2.31 per 1-unit increase in CAVI).
Why the study?
Does baseline arterial stiffness predict the persistence or recurrence of atrial fibrillation in elderly patients after electrical cardioversion?
Observational (n=31)
No
Does baseline arterial stiffness predict the persistence or recurrence of atrial fibrillation in elderly patients after electrical cardioversion?
Odds Ratio: 2.31 (95% CI 1.01–5.25)
p-value: p=0.046
Baseline arterial stiffness, as measured by CAVI, may serve as a predictor for atrial fibrillation recurrence in elderly patients following electrical cardioversion.
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CAVI-associated AF persistence post-cardioversion in elderly warrants caution; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Fumagalli et al. (2016) conducted an observational in Atrial fibrillation (n=31). Arterial stiffness (measured by CAVI) vs. Lower arterial stiffness was evaluated on Presence of atrial fibrillation at follow-up (OR 2.31, 95% CI 1.01-5.25, p=0.046). In elderly patients undergoing electrical cardioversion for persistent atrial fibrillation, higher arterial stiffness was independently associated with the presence of atrial fibrillation at 6-month follow-up (OR 2.31 per 1-unit increase in CAVI).
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