• J Gen Intern Med · Nov 2022

    Multicenter Study

    Presence of Geriatric Conditions Is Prognostic of Major Bleeding in Older Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: a Cohort Study.

    • Weijia Wang, Jane S Saczynski, Darleen Lessard, Robert J Goldberg, David Parish, Robert Helm, Catarina I Kiefe, Katherine Trymbulak, Jordy Mehawej, Hawa Abu, Robert Hayward, Joel Gore, Jerry H Gurwitz, and David D McManus.
    • Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA. Weijiawang87@gmail.com.
    • J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Nov 1; 37 (15): 389338993893-3899.

    BackgroundIn older patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), physical, cognitive, and psychosocial limitations are prevalent. The prognostic value of these conditions for major bleeding is unclear.ObjectiveTo determine whether geriatric conditions are prospectively associated with major bleeding in older patients with AF on anticoagulation.DesignMulticenter cohort study with 2-year follow-up from 2016 to 2020 in Massachusetts and Georgia from cardiology, electrophysiology, and primary care clinics.ParticipantsDiagnosed with AF, age 65 years or older, CHA2DS2-VASc score of 2 or higher, and taking oral anticoagulant (n=1,064). A total of 6507 individuals were screened.Main MeasuresA six-component geriatric assessment of frailty, cognitive function, social support, depressive symptoms, vision, and hearing. Main outcome was major bleeding adjudicated by a physician panel.Key ResultsAt baseline, participants were, on average, 75.5 years old and 49% were women. Mean CHA2DS2-VASc score was 4.5 and the mean HAS-BLED score was 3.3. During 2.0 (± 0.4) years of follow-up, 95 (8.9%) participants developed an episode of major bleeding. After adjusting for key covariates and accounting for competing risk from death, cognitive impairment (hazard ratio [HR] 1.62, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.02-2.56) and frailty (HR 2.77, 95% CI 1.38-5.58) were significantly associated with the development of major bleeding.ConclusionsIn older patients with AF taking anticoagulants, cognitive impairment and frailty were independently associated with major bleeding.© 2022. The Author(s) under exclusive licence to Society of General Internal Medicine.

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