Incident atrial fibrillation and heart failure in treated hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy. The LIFE Study

• Main Authors: Casper N. Bang (Author), Anders M. Greve (Author), Lars Køber (Author), Anujan Muthiah (Author), Sverre E. Kjeldsen (Author), Stevo Julius (Author), Kristian Wachtell (Author), Richard B. Devereux (Author), Peter M. Okin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Open Exploration Publishing Inc., 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: The present study investigated the appearance and severity of atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) in 8,702 hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) receiving antihypertensive treatment in a prospective trial. Methods: Patients who had a history of AF or HF were...