Heart failure in patients with atrial fibrillation is associated with a high symptom and hospitalization burden: the RealiseAF survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) often coexist; the consequences of such coexistence are unclear.

Hypothesis

HF in patients with AF is associated with poor outcomes.

Methods

This post hoc analysis of RealiseAF, a survey of AF patients, compared symptoms, hospitalizations, management, and AF control in patients with vs without HF. A total of 10,523 AF patients were analyzed according to presence/absence of HF.

Results

History of HF was present in 45.8%, and in more patients with permanent vs persistent, paroxysmal, or first-episode AF (55.6%, 44.3%, 32.9%, and 29.8%, respectively; P < 0.0001). Patients with vs those without history of HF, and patients with HF and reduced ejection fraction (HF-REF) vs those with HF and a preserved ejecti

SUBMITTER: Silva-Cardoso J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6649623 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature