title: Cardiovascular Benefits of Icosapent Ethyl in Patients With and Without Atrial Fibrillation in REDUCE‐IT
abstract: Background In REDUCE-IT (Reduction of Cardiovascular Events With Icosapent Ethyl-Intervention Trial), icosapent ethyl (IPE) versus placebo) reduced cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, coronary revascularization, or unstable angina requiring hospitalization, but was associated with increased atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter (AF) hospitalization (3.1% IPE versus 2.1% placebo; <i>P</i>=0.004). Methods and Results We performed post hoc efficacy and safety analyses of patients with
journal: Journal of the American Heart Association