Prognostic implications of atrial fibrillation in heart failure with reduced, mid-range, and preserved ejection fraction: a report from 14 964 patients in the European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Long-Term Registry

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Authors

Barak Zafrir · Carmel Medical Center

Lars H. Lund · Karolinska Institutet

Cécile Laroche · European Society of Cardiology

Frank Ruschitzka

María G. Crespo‐Leiro · Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red

Andrew J.S. Coats · IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Stefan D. Anker · Universitätsmedizin Göttingen

Abstract

The prevalence of AF increases with increasing EF but its association with worse cardiovascular outcomes, remained significant in patients with HFpEF and HFmrEF, but not in those with HFrEF.

Topics & Keywords

Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: European Heart Journal

Volume 39, Issue 48, pp. 4277-4284

DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy626

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