Cardioversion in patients with newly diagnosed non-valvular atrial fibrillation: observational study using prospectively collected registry data.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the clinical outcomes of patients who underwent cardioversion compared with those who did not have cardioverson in a large dataset of patients with recent onset non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

Design

Observational study using prospectively collected registry data (Global Anticoagulant Registry in the FIELD-AF-GARFIELD-AF).

Setting

1317 participating sites in 35 countries.

Participants

52 057 patients aged 18 years and older with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation (up to six weeks' duration) and at least one investigator determined stroke risk factor.

Main outcome measures

Comparisons were made between patients who received cardioversion and those who had no cardioversion at baseline, and between patients who received direct cu

SUBMITTER: Pope MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8548918 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature