Background: Clinical impact of atrial fibrillation (AF) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is largely unresolved. Thus, we analyzed the prognostic implications of AF in a large, community-based HCM population assembled from Italian and US cohorts.
Methods And Results: Occurrence of AF and outcome were assessed in 480 consecutive HCM patients (age at diagnosis, 45+/-20 years; 61% male) who were followed up for 9.1+/-6.4 years. AF occurred in 107 patients (22%; incidence, 2%/y) and was independently predicted by advancing age, congestive symptoms, and increased LA size at diagnosis. Patients with AF had increased risk for HCM-related death (OR, 3.7; P<0.002) because of excess heart failure-related mortality but not sudden, unexpected death. This risk associated with AF was substantially greater in patients with outflow obstruction or with earlier development of AF (
Conclusions: In a community-based HCM population, AF (1) was common, with 22% prevalence over 9 years; (2) was associated with substantial risk for heart failure-related mortality, stroke, and severe functional disability, particularly in patients with outflow obstruction, those
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