Care and referral patterns in a large, dedicated nurse-led atrial fibrillation outpatient clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia and imposes a high burden on the healthcare system. A nurse-led AF outpatient clinic may alleviate the burden on the cardiology outpatient clinic by triaging patients who need care by a cardiologist or general practitioner (GP). However, care and referral patterns after initial assessment in a nurse-led AF outpatient clinic are unknown. We examined the proportion of AF patients assessed in a nurse-led clinic without outpatient follow-up by a cardiologist.

Methods

All patients with AF referred to our tertiary medical centre underwent cardiac work-up in the nurse-led AF outpatient clinic and were prospectively followed. Data on patient characteristics, rhythm monitoring and echocardiography were collected and

SUBMITTER: Piersma FR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9270511 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature