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Risk of stroke in patients with atrial flutter
February 2001
February 2001
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Abstract
Using a Medicare-based retrospective cohort study, the stroke risk in patients with
atrial flutter (RR = 1.41) was determined to be greater than that in a control group
(RR = 1.00) but less than that in an atrial fibrillation group (RR = 1.64). Furthermore,
patients with atrial flutter who subsequently had an episode of atrial fibrillation
had a higher risk of stroke (RR = 1.56) than patients with atrial flutter who never
had a subsequent episode of atrial fibrillation (RR = 1.11).