Fine Fibrillatory Wave as a Risk Factor for Heart Failure Events in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: The Fushimi Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Registry.

ABSTRACT: Background The clinical significance of fibrillatory wave on electrocardiography during atrial fibrillation (AF) is poorly understood. The aim of the current study was to explore the association of fine fibrillatory wave with heart failure (HF) in AF. Methods and Results The current study enrolled 2442 patients with AF whose baseline ECG during AF rhythm was available from a community-based prospective survey, the Fushimi AF Registry. The impact of fine fibrillatory wave, defined as the amplitude of fibrillatory waves <0.1 mV, on the primary composite HF end point (a composite of hospitalization attributable to HF or cardiac death) was examined. Fine fibrillatory wave was observed in 589 patients (24.1%). Patients with fine fibrillatory wave were older, and had a higher prevalence of susta

SUBMITTER: Kawaji T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9075419 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature