Assessment of comorbidity awareness in patients with atrial fibrillation: The ACAPAF study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Systematic and integrated comorbidity management in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) requires patient involvement, starting with comorbidity awareness. This study evaluates comorbidity awareness in patients with AF before and after a first nurse-led AF clinic visit and after six months. We also measured the time needed for full comorbidity mapping using the EHRA-PATHS software.

Methods

This prospective two-centre study included patients diagnosed with AF attending the AF clinic for the first time. The software systematically assessed 23 comorbidities. Patients completed a comorbidity awareness questionnaire, focusing on nine AF-related comorbidities two weeks before their first visit, less than a week after, and six months later. Patients also had a

SUBMITTER: Onder R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12522701 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature