Application of the simple atrial fibrillation better care pathway for integrated care management in frail patients with atrial fibrillation: A nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The benefit of integrated care management was unknown in frail atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. This study evaluated whether compliance with the atrial fibrillation Better Care (ABC) pathway for integrated care management would improve clinical outcomes in frail AF patients.

Methods

From the Korea National Health Insurance Service database, 262,987 nonvalvular AF patients were enrolled between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2015. For each patient, the Hospital Frailty Risk Score and category were calculated retrospectively using all available ICD-10 diagnostic codes. Patients were divided into three frailty-based risk categories: low (<5 points, n = 221,542), intermediate (5-15 points, n = 37,341), and high risk (>15 points, n = 4,104).

Results

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SUBMITTER: Yang PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7411200 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature