Pulse Pressure as a Risk Factor of Atrial Fibrillation in Black African Elderly Patients

Justin Koffi; Iklo Coulibaly; Ambroise Gnaba; Bénédicte Boka; Florent Koffi; Micesse Tanoh; &nbsp; Pinin; Maurice Kacou Guikahue

doi:10.4236/wjcd.2015.510034

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World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases > Vol.5 No.10, October 2015

Pulse Pressure as a Risk Factor of Atrial Fibrillation in Black African Elderly Patients ()

Justin Koffi^*, Iklo Coulibaly, Ambroise Gnaba, Bénédicte Boka, Florent Koffi, Micesse Tanoh, Pinin, Maurice Kacou Guikahue

Institute of Cardiology of Abidjan, Hopital de la Police Nationale Cote d’Ivoi, Université Felix Houphouet Boigny, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.

DOI: 10.4236/wjcd.2015.510034 PDF HTML XML 4,003 Downloads 4,412 Views

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to show the prognostic role of High Pulse Pressure (PP) in the occurrence of atrial fibrillation in Black African elderly patients. Materials and Methods: In a comparative retrospective study related to 2000 patients admitted to the Institute of Cardiology of Abidjan, from January 1991 to December 2010 for atrial fibrillation, we matched pulse pressure and atrial fibrillation in Black African elderly patients. Results: The mean age of patients was 65 ± 10 years. Patients with high pulse pressure were 4.8 times more at risk to present atrial fibrillation than those with normal pulse pressure. The threshold of high risk pulse pressure was 65 mmHg. Conclusion: Pulse pressure is a factor of bad prognosis of atrial fibrillation in Black African elderly patients.

Keywords

Pulse Pressure, Atrial Fibrillation, Black African, Elderly Patients

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Koffi, J. , Coulibaly, I. , Gnaba, A. , Boka, B. , Koffi, F. , Tanoh, M. , Pinin and Guikahue, M. (2015) Pulse Pressure as a Risk Factor of Atrial Fibrillation in Black African Elderly Patients. World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases, 5, 303-306. doi: 10.4236/wjcd.2015.510034.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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