Table 2

Event rates per 1000 person-years according to AF status and ejection fraction group

OutcomesWithout AFWith AF
Cases/person-yearsIR (95% CI)Cases/person-yearsIR (95% CI)
All-cause mortality
 HFrEF1167/8046.49145.03 (136.83 to 153.47)442/3414.18129.46 (117.67 to 141.80)
 HFmrEF282/1908.76147.74 (131.00 to 165.47)189/1279.76147.68 (127.38 to 169.47)
 HFpEF388/2777.88139.68 (126.12 to 153.91)338/2247.09150.42 (134.81 to 166.87)
Composite of all-cause mortality and readmission
 HFrEF1819/3705.35490.91 (468.61 to 513.73)713/1676.43425.31 (394.66 to 457.09)
 HFmrEF414/935.75442.43 (400.83 to 486.05)289/585.46493.63 (438.35 to 552.14)
 HFpEF596/1237.30481.69 (443.79 to 521.12)492/1121.42438.73 (400.81 to 478.33)
CVD mortality
 HFrEF389/8046.4948.34 (43.66 to 53.26)141/3414.1841.30 (34.76 to 48.39)
 HFmrEF70/1908.7636.67 (28.59 to 45.75)45/1279.7635.16 (25.65 to 46.16)
 HFpEF81/2777.8829.16 (23.16 to 35.84)80/2247.0935.60 (28.23 to 43.82)
Stroke
 HFrEF91/7823.3611.63 (9.37 to 14.14)54/3253.8516.60 (12.47 to 21.31)
 HFmrEF40/1818.2822.00 (15.72 to 29.32)34/1211.7428.06 (19.43 to 38.25)
 HFpEF35/2715.1612.89 (8.98 to 17.50)54/2111.4425.57 (19.21 to 32.83)
  • AF, atrial fibrillation; CVD, cardiovascular disease; HFmrEF, heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction; HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; IR, incidence rate.