Among the outcomes examined , the highest absolute risk increase was for heart failure .
Associations between atrial fibrillation and included outcomes were broadly consistent across subgroups and in sensitivity analyses .
Atrial fibrillation is associated with an increased risk of death and an increased risk of cardiovascular and renal disease .
OBJECTIVE To quantify the association between  atrial fibrillation and cardiovascular disease , renal disease , and death .
Association of left ventricular hypertrophy and chronic atrial fibrillation with the incidence of new thromboembolic stroke in 2,384 older persons.
In a prospect i ve study of 2,384 persons , mean age 81 years , at 44-month follow-up , new thromboembolic stroke developed in 510 of 2,384 persons ( 21 % ) . The Cox regression model showed that significant independent risk factors for new thromboembolic stroke were atrial fibrillation ( risk ratio 3.2 ) , left ventricular hypertrophy ( risk ratio 2.8 ) , prior stroke ( risk ratio 2.2 ) , and male gender ( risk ratio 1.2 )
Among the outcomes examined , the highest absolute risk increase was for heart failure .
Associations between atrial fibrillation and included outcomes were broadly consistent across subgroups and in sensitivity analyses .
Atrial fibrillation is associated with an increased risk of death and an increased risk of cardiovascular and renal disease .
OBJECTIVE To quantify the association between  atrial fibrillation and cardiovascular disease , renal disease , and death .