Why the study?
Does cumulative atrial fibrillation burden predict mortality and MACE in cardiac resynchronization therapy recipients?
Does cumulative atrial fibrillation burden predict mortality and MACE in cardiac resynchronization therapy recipients?
In CRT recipients, the cumulative burden and maximum duration of atrial fibrillation episodes, rather than the number of episodes, independently predict mortality and major adverse cardiac events.
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AF burden was associated with mortality and MACE in CRT recipients; leaves open whether reducing burden improves outcomes.
Lenarczyk et al. (2015) studied this question.
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