This review discusses the interaction, pathology, clinical consequences, and therapy of concurrent atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure.
May inform integrated AF-HF care; leaves open optimal strategies pending dedicated trials.
CHF and AF are common problems that are frequently encountered together. These two disease states interact in a way that can result in a viscous cycle. This brief review will attempt to address the interaction between AF and CHF, atrial pathology and abnormal electrophysiology, clinical consequences, prognostic importance, and therapy.
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