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The combination of mitral regurgitation and atrial fibrillation was associated with 8.6 deaths per 100 patient-years in a community cohort.
The combination of mitral regurgitation and atrial fibrillation is associated with a high mortality rate.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common arrhythmias in the general population and is associated with increased mortality.1 Among a community cohort of over 9,700 individuals with AF, 27.5% had significant valvular heart disease, the majority of which had mitral regurgitation (MR). The combination of MR and AF in this cohort was associated with 8.6 deaths per 100 patient-years.2
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Anita Asgar (2018) studied this question. The combination of mitral regurgitation and atrial fibrillation was associated with 8.6 deaths per 100 patient-years in a community cohort.
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