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. 2018 May 29;10(5):e2701. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2701

Table 2. Baseline Patient Characteristics .

afib: atrial fibrillation; TIA: transient ischemic attack; DM: diabetes mellitus; HTN: hypertension; CAD: coronary artery disease; CHF: congestive heart failure

  All -14 Atrial fibrillation prior to starting ibrutinib (10) Atrial fibrillation after starting ibrutinib (4)
Gender, male 10 (71.42%) 7 (70%) 3 (75%)
Race
Caucasian 10 (71.42%) 8 (80%) 2 (50%)
Black 2 (14.29%) 1 (10%) 1 (25%)
Other 2 (14.29%) 1 (10%) 1 (25%)
Malignancy
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia 6 (42.86%) 5 (50%) 1 (25%)
Mantle cell lymphoma 7 (50%) 4 (40%) 3 (75%)
Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia 1 (7.14%) 1 (10%) 0
Atrial fibrillation 14 10 4
Starting dose of ibrutinib – mean 430 mg 569 mg 420 mg, onset of afib within a year: 4 (100%)  
Co-morbid conditions
Age (mean) at time of atrial fibrillation and ibrutinib 68.23 65.77 73.75
Prior history of stroke or TIA 0 0 0
Vascular disease 0 0 0
DM 3 (21.43%) 1 (10%) 2 (50%)
HTN 11 (78.57%) 7 (70%) 4 (100%)
CAD 6 42.86%) 6 (60%) 0
CHF 3 (21.43%) 3 (30%) 0
Renal dysfunction 3 (21.43%) 2 (20%) 1 (25%)
Thyrotoxicosis 0 0 0
Alcohol abuse 0 0 0
Smoking 5 (35.71%) 4 (40%) 1 (25%)
Chronic liver disease 0 0 0
Chronic lung disease 3 (21.43%) 2 (20%) 1 (25%)
Substance abuse 0 0 0