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August 27, 2013; 81 (9) Article

Association of atrial fibrillation with mortality and disability after ischemic stroke

Emer R. McGrath, Moira K. Kapral, Jiming Fang, John W. Eikelboom, Aengus O’Conghaile, Michelle Canavan, Martin J. O’Donnell, On behalf of the Investigators of the Ontario Stroke Registry
First published July 31, 2013, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182a2cc15
Emer R. McGrath
From the HRB Clinical Research Facility Galway, National University of Ireland Galway (E.R.M., A.O.C., M.C., M.J.O.), Galway, Ireland; Massachusetts General Hospital (E.R.M.), Boston; University of Toronto (M.K.K.) and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (M.K.K., J.F.), Toronto, Canada; and McMaster University (J.W.E.), Hamilton, Canada.
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Moira K. Kapral
From the HRB Clinical Research Facility Galway, National University of Ireland Galway (E.R.M., A.O.C., M.C., M.J.O.), Galway, Ireland; Massachusetts General Hospital (E.R.M.), Boston; University of Toronto (M.K.K.) and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (M.K.K., J.F.), Toronto, Canada; and McMaster University (J.W.E.), Hamilton, Canada.
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Jiming Fang
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John W. Eikelboom
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Aengus O’Conghaile
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Michelle Canavan
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Martin J. O’Donnell
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From the HRB Clinical Research Facility Galway, National University of Ireland Galway (E.R.M., A.O.C., M.C., M.J.O.), Galway, Ireland; Massachusetts General Hospital (E.R.M.), Boston; University of Toronto (M.K.K.) and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (M.K.K., J.F.), Toronto, Canada; and McMaster University (J.W.E.), Hamilton, Canada.
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Association of atrial fibrillation with mortality and disability after ischemic stroke
Emer R. McGrath, Moira K. Kapral, Jiming Fang, John W. Eikelboom, Aengus O’Conghaile, Michelle Canavan, Martin J. O’Donnell, On behalf of the Investigators of the Ontario Stroke Registry
Neurology Aug 2013, 81 (9) 825-832; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182a2cc15

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Abstract

Objective: We determined whether patient characteristics (age, sex, comorbidities), stroke severity, and quality of care explained a proportion of the association between atrial fibrillation (AF) and increased disability and mortality in patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Methods: The study included a prospective cohort of consecutive patients admitted with acute ischemic stroke included in the Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network (July 1, 2003 to March 31, 2008). Multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to determine the magnitude of association between AF and modified Rankin score 4–5 at discharge, 30-day mortality, and 1-year mortality.

Results: There were 10,528 patients admitted with acute ischemic stroke. AF was associated with an increased risk of severe disability and mortality, but the magnitude of association was substantially attenuated in the full multivariable models: modified Rankin score 4–5 at discharge (univariate odds ratio [OR] 1.74, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.57–1.93; multivariable OR 1.19, 95% CI 1.03–1.36), 30-day mortality (univariate OR 2.52, 95% CI 2.25–2.84; multivariable OR 1.36, 95% CI 1.17–1.58), and 1-year mortality (univariate OR 2.41, 95% CI 2.19–2.66; multivariable OR 1.25, 95% CI 1.10–1.42). Older age and increased stroke severity explained most of the association between AF and poor stroke outcomes. We found no association between AF and poor stroke outcomes in patients receiving therapeutic preadmission oral anticoagulant therapy.

Conclusions: Older age and increased stroke severity explain most of the association between AF and poorer outcomes after acute ischemic stroke. Nonuse of oral anticoagulant therapy represents the most important modifiable care gap to mitigate the association between AF and poor outcomes after ischemic stroke.

GLOSSARY

AF=
atrial fibrillation;
CAD=
coronary artery disease;
CHF=
congestive heart failure;
CI=
confidence interval;
CNS=
Canadian Neurological Scale;
DM=
diabetes mellitus;
INR=
international normalized ratio;
OAC=
oral anticoagulant;
OR=
odds ratio;
OT=
occupational therapy;
PT=
physiotherapy;
RCSN=
Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network

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  • Received January 18, 2013.
  • Accepted in final form May 28, 2013.
  • © 2013 American Academy of Neurology
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