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J Atr Fibrillation. 2008 Dec 01;1(4):136. doi: 10.4022/jafib.136. eCollection 2008 Dec.

Quality of Life, Exercise Capacity and Comorbidity in Old Patients with Permanent Atrial Fibrillation.

Journal of atrial fibrillation

Inger Ariansena, Knut Gjesdala, Michael Abdelnoorb, Elisabeth Edvardsenc, Steve Engerd, Arnljot Tveitd

Affiliations

  1. Department of Cardiology, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Center for Clinical Research, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, cepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, dDepartment of Internal Medicine, Asker & Bærum Hospital, Rud, Norway.

PMID: 28496601 PMCID: PMC5398808 DOI: 10.4022/jafib.136

Abstract

RESULTS: 27 subjects with permanent AF and 71 subjects in sinus rhythm participated. AF patients had higher prevalence of compensated chronic heart failure (p < 0.001), valvular heart disease (p < 0.001), lower mean VO2 peak (22.7 ± 5.5 vs. 28.6 ± 6.3 ml/kg/min; p < 0.001), and more often poor VO2 peak; crude OR 5.3 (95%CI 1.8, 15.3), adjusted OR 7.5 (2.0, 28.3). Median Physical Component Summary score (with 25th and 75th percentile) was 41 (31, 51) in AF vs. 52 (45, 55) in controls (p < 0.001). Furthermore, the AF group had higher odds for poor physical QoL scores; crude OR 5.0 (1.8, 13.7), adjusted OR 4.3 (1.5, 12.4). Median Mental Component Summary score was 56 (42, 61) in the AF group vs. 57 (51, 60) in controls (p=0.565). The AF group had non-significantly increased odds for poor mental QoL scores; crude OR 2.3 (0.8, 6.2), adjusted OR 2.8 (1.0, 8.4).

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