Moisés Rodríguez-Mañero1, Fernando Otero-Raviña2, Javier García-Seara3, Lucrecia Zugaza-Gurruchaga4, José M Rodríguez-García5, Rubén Blanco-Rodríguez6, Victorino Turrado Turrado7, José M Fernández-Villaverde8, Rafael C Vidal-Pérez3, José R González-Juanatey3. 1. Servizo de Cardioloxía, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), SERGAS, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain. Electronic address: moirmanero@gmail.com. 2. Dirección de Asistencia Sanitaria, SERGAS, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain. 3. Servizo de Cardioloxía, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), SERGAS, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain. 4. Centro de Saúde de Negreira, Xerencia de Xestión Integrada de Santiago de Compostela, SERGAS, Negreira, A Coruña, Spain. 5. Centro de Saúde de A Pobra do Caramiñal, Xerencia de Xestión Integrada de Santiago de Compostela, SERGAS, A Pobra do Caramiñal, A Coruña, Spain. 6. Centro de Saúde de Lousame, Xerencia de Xestión Integrada Santiago de Compostela, SERGAS, Lousame, A Coruña, Spain. 7. Centro de Saúde Concepción Arenal, Xerencia de Xestión Integrada de Santiago de Compostela, SERGAS, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain. 8. Centro de Saúde de Ribeira, Xerencia de Xestión Integrada de Santiago de Compostela, SERGAS, Ribeira, A Coruña, Spain.
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: We aimed to assess and compare the effect of digoxin on clinical outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation vs those under beta-blockers or none of these drugs. METHODS: AFBAR is a prospective registry study carried out by a team of primary care physicians (n=777 patients). Primary endpoints were survival, survival free of admission due to any cause, and survival free of admission due to cardiovascular causes. The mean follow up was 2.9 years. Four groups were analyzed: patients receiving digoxin, beta-blockers, or digoxin plus beta-blockers, and patients receiving none of these drugs. RESULTS: Overall, 212 patients (27.28%) received digoxin as the only heart control strategy, 184 received beta-blockers (23.68%), 58 (7.46%) were administered both, and 323 (41.57%) received none of these drugs. Digoxin was not associated with all-cause mortality (estimated hazard ratio=1.42; 95% confidence interval, 0.77-2.60; P=.2), admission due to any cause (estimated hazard ratio=1.03; 95% confidence interval, 0.710-1.498; P=.8), or admission due to cardiovascular causes (estimated hazard ratio=1.193; 95% confidence interval, 0.725-1.965; P=.4). No association was found between digoxin use and all-cause mortality, admission due to any cause, or admission due to cardiovascular causes in patients without heart failure. There was no interaction between digoxin use and sex in all-cause mortality or in survival free of admission due to any cause. However, an association was found between sex and admission due to cardiovascular causes. CONCLUSIONS: Digoxin was not associated with increased all-cause mortality, survival free of admission due to any cause, or admission due to cardiovascular causes, regardless of underlying heart failure.
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: We aimed to assess and compare the effect of digoxin on clinical outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation vs those under beta-blockers or none of these drugs. METHODS: AFBAR is a prospective registry study carried out by a team of primary care physicians (n=777 patients). Primary endpoints were survival, survival free of admission due to any cause, and survival free of admission due to cardiovascular causes. The mean follow up was 2.9 years. Four groups were analyzed: patients receiving digoxin, beta-blockers, or digoxin plus beta-blockers, and patients receiving none of these drugs. RESULTS: Overall, 212 patients (27.28%) received digoxin as the only heart control strategy, 184 received beta-blockers (23.68%), 58 (7.46%) were administered both, and 323 (41.57%) received none of these drugs. Digoxin was not associated with all-cause mortality (estimated hazard ratio=1.42; 95% confidence interval, 0.77-2.60; P=.2), admission due to any cause (estimated hazard ratio=1.03; 95% confidence interval, 0.710-1.498; P=.8), or admission due to cardiovascular causes (estimated hazard ratio=1.193; 95% confidence interval, 0.725-1.965; P=.4). No association was found between digoxin use and all-cause mortality, admission due to any cause, or admission due to cardiovascular causes in patients without heart failure. There was no interaction between digoxin use and sex in all-cause mortality or in survival free of admission due to any cause. However, an association was found between sex and admission due to cardiovascular causes. CONCLUSIONS:Digoxin was not associated with increased all-cause mortality, survival free of admission due to any cause, or admission due to cardiovascular causes, regardless of underlying heart failure.
Authors: Surbhi Chamaria; Anand M Desai; Pratap C Reddy; Brian Olshansky; Paari Dominic Journal: Cardiol Res Pract Date: 2015-12-14 Impact factor: 1.866
Authors: Oliver J Ziff; Deirdre A Lane; Monica Samra; Michael Griffith; Paulus Kirchhof; Gregory Y H Lip; Richard P Steeds; Jonathan Townend; Dipak Kotecha Journal: BMJ Date: 2015-08-30