Atrial fibrillation: comorbidities, lifestyle, and patient factors

E Shantsila, EK Choi, DA Lane, B Joung… - The Lancet Regional …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Modern anticoagulation therapy has dramatically reduced the risk of stroke and systemic
thromboembolism in people with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, AF still impairs quality of …

Depression and atrial fibrillation in a reciprocal liaison: a neuro-cardiac link

TA Manolis, AA Manolis… - … Journal of Psychiatry …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To explore the reciprocal relationship of depression and atrial fibrillation (AF).
Methods A literature search was conducted in Pub Med, Scopus, and Google Scholar using …

Association of income and educational levels with adherence to direct oral anticoagulant therapy in patients with incident atrial fibrillation: A Finnish nationwide cohort …

K Teppo, J Jaakkola, F Biancari… - Pharmacology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Low socioeconomic status has been associated with poor outcomes in patients with atrial
fibrillation (AF). However, little is known about socioeconomic disparities in adherence to …

[HTML][HTML] Socioeconomic disparities in use of rhythm control therapies in patients with incident atrial fibrillation: A Finnish nationwide cohort study

K Teppo, J Jaakkola, F Biancari, O Halminen… - IJC Heart & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), socioeconomic disparities have been
reported in the use of oral anticoagulant therapy and outcomes, but whether income also …

[HTML][HTML] Pathophysiological mechanisms of psychosis-induced atrial fibrillation: the links between mental disorder and arrhythmia

PH Chen, YH Kao, YJ Chen - Reviews in Cardiovascular …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common phenomenon of sustained arrhythmia leading to heart
failure or stroke. Patients with mental disorders (MD), particularly schizophrenia and bipolar …

Aortic stenosis and outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation: A nationwide cohort study

K Teppo, KEJ Airaksinen, F Biancari… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Patients with aortic stenosis (AS) have been underrepresented in the trials
evaluating direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in atrial fibrillation (AF). We aimed to assess …

Association of income and educational levels on initiation of oral anticoagulant therapy in patients with incident atrial fibrillation: A Finnish nationwide cohort study

K Teppo, J Jaakkola, F Biancari… - British Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Socioeconomic disparities have been reported in the outcomes of patients with atrial
fibrillation (AF). We assessed the hypothesis that AF patients with higher income or …

[HTML][HTML] Mental health conditions and bleeding events in patients with incident atrial fibrillation: A Finnish nationwide cohort study

K Teppo, J Jaakkola, F Biancari, O Halminen… - General hospital …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective We assessed the hypothesis that mental health conditions (MHCs) are associated
with higher risk of bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods The registry-based …

[HTML][HTML] Socioeconomic factors and bleeding events in patients with incident atrial fibrillation: A Finnish nationwide cohort study

K Teppo, J Jaakkola, F Biancari, O Halminen… - IJC Heart & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Low socioeconomic status has been associated with higher risk of ischemic
stroke and death in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, whether socioeconomic …

Mental health conditions and use of rhythm control therapies in patients with atrial fibrillation: a nationwide cohort study

K Teppo, J Jaakkola, F Biancari, O Halminen… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Mental health conditions (MHCs) have been associated with undertreatment of
unrelated medical conditions, but whether patients with MHCs face disparities in receiving …