Does rhythm matter in acute heart failure? An insight from the British Society for Heart Failure National Audit.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia in patients with acute heart failure (AHF). The presence of AF is associated with adverse prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) but little is known about its impact in AHF.

Methods

Data were collected between April 2007 and March 2013 across 185 (> 95%) hospitals in England and Wales from patients with a primary death or a discharge diagnosis of AHF. We investigated the association between the presence of AF and all-cause mortality during the index hospital admission, at 30 days and 1 year post-discharge.

Results

Of 96,593 patients admitted with AHF, 44,642 (46%) were in sinus rhythm (SR) and 51,951 (54%) in AF. Patients with AF were older (mean age 79.8 (79.7-80) versus 74.7

SUBMITTER: Anderson SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6805810 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature