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The coexistence of atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure leads to higher morbidity and poorer prognosis, representing a growing clinical challenge as the population ages.
The coexistence of atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure leads to higher morbidity and poorer prognosis, representing a growing clinical challenge.
Calls for integrated monitoring in comorbid AF-HF; leaves open optimal interventions in this aging population.
M anagement of atrial tachyarrhythmias, especially atrial fibrillation (AF), in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) remains a major challenge. It is widely recognized that CHF promotes AF and that AF worsens CHF. An individual with either condition who develops the other has higher morbidity and poorer prognosis. The prevalence of AF and CHF is expected to increase as the population ages. Therefore, it remains just as likely as it was more than a decade ago that the emerging epidemic of AF and CHF will continue to be both a challenge and an opportunity.
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Stambler et al. (2008) conducted a review in Atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure. The coexistence of atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure leads to higher morbidity and poorer prognosis, representing a growing clinical challenge as the population ages.
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