Key result
Atrial fibrillation independently predicts worse clinical outcomes in ACS, HF, and CKD.
Why the study?
Does atrial fibrillation have an independent adverse prognostic impact on clinical outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease?
Does atrial fibrillation have an independent adverse prognostic impact on clinical outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease?
This review highlights that atrial fibrillation independently worsens prognosis and increases mortality in patients with acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease.
AF warrants closer monitoring in ACS, HF, and CKD; leaves open whether rhythm control improves outcomes.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common type of sustained arrhythmia, which is now on course to reach epidemic proportions in the elderly population. AF is a commonly encountered comorbidity in patients with cardiac and major non-cardiac diseases. Morbidity and mortality associated with AF makes it a major healthcare burden. The objective of our article is to determine the prognostic impact of AF on acute coronary syndromes, heart failure and chronic kidney disease. Multiple studies have been conducted to determine if AF has an independent role in the overall mortality of such patients. Our review suggests that AF has an independent adverse prognostic impact on the clinical outcomes of acute coronary syndromes, heart failure and chronic kidney disease.
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Nileshkumar Patel (2015) conducted a review in Atrial fibrillation, acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, chronic kidney disease. Atrial fibrillation was evaluated on Clinical outcomes and overall mortality. Atrial fibrillation has an independent adverse prognostic impact on the clinical outcomes of acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease.
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