Impact of pre-existing hypertension and control status before atrial fibrillation onset on cardiovascular prognosis in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: A real-world database analysis in Japan

Kazuomi Kario, Toru Abe, Hiroshi Kanegae

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Abstract

Hypertension is an important risk factor for non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) and its prognosis. However, there is no study to clarify the impact of pre-existing hypertension and BP control status before the onset of AF on the prognosis after the onset of AF. This retrospective real-world cohort analysis used data from the Japan Medical Data Center Co., Ltd database. The presence of NVAF and hypertension, plus the occurrence of adverse events, was based on ICD-10 codes in the database. The primary composite AF-related cardiovascular event end point included ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, and acute myocardial infarction. Of the 21 523 patients identified as having new-onset NVAF between January 2005 and June 2016, 7885 had blood pressure (BP) data before the onset of NVAF available and were included in the analysis (4001 with pre-existing hypertension and 3884 without pre-existing hypertension). The rate of primary composite end point events was 10.3 and 4.4 per 1000 patient-years in patients with and without hypertension, respectively (P <.001). In addition, lower systolic BP (<120 mm Hg) before the onset of NVAF was associated with a lower incidence of cardiovascular events after the development of NVAF (P <.001). This highlights the importance of earlier and tighter 24-hour BP control before the onset of NVAF in patients with hypertension, not only for reducing the occurrence of new-onset of NVAF, but also for reducing both hemorrhagic and ischemic cardiovascular events after the onset of NVAF.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)431-437
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Clinical Hypertension
Volume22
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • atrial fibrillation
  • cardiovascular events
  • morbidity
  • mortality
  • pre-existing hypertension
  • stroke

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