4S-AF scheme and ABC pathway guided management improves outcomes in atrial fibrillation patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The 4S-AF scheme and the ABC pathway for integrated care have been proposed to better characterize and treat patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We aimed to evaluate the assessment of the 4S-AF scheme and ABC pathway in Chinese AF patients.

Methods

The ChiOTEAF is a prospective, observational, multicentre registry. Consecutive AF patients from 44 centres across 20 Chinese provinces with available 1-year follow-up data were included.

Results

A total of 6419 patients were included, median age 76 years (interquartile range 67-83; 39.1% female). Of these, 3503 (59.8%) patients were not characterized using the 4S-AF scheme and not management according to the ABC pathway (group 1); 1795 (28.0%) were characterized according to the 4S-AF scheme but ABC pathway

SUBMITTER: Guo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9286858 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature