Effects of the ABC pathway on clinical outcomes in a secondary prevention population of Chinese patients with atrial fibrillation: A report from the Optimal Thromboprophylaxis in Elderly Chinese Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (ChiOTEAF) registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The atrial fibrillation better care (ABC) pathway is a simple, comprehensive framework that facilitates provision of integrated care for atrial fibrillation (AF) patients.

Objective

We evaluated management of AF patients in a secondary prevention cohort using the ABC pathway and examined the impact of ABC adherence on clinical outcomes.

Methods

The Chinese Patients with Atrial Fibrillation registry is a prospective registry conducted in 44 sites across China between October 2014 and December 2018. The primary outcome was the composite of all-cause mortality/any thromboembolism (TE), all-cause death, any TE and major bleeding at 1 year.

Results

Of the 6420 patients, 1588 (24.7%) had a prior stroke or transient ischemic attack and were identified as th

SUBMITTER: Fawzy AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10264736 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature