Key result
Multidisciplinary AF clinic linked to trend toward fewer acute AF hospitalizations vs usual care.
Why the study?
Guidelines recommend structured multidisciplinary outpatient follow-up for atrial fibrillation patients due to fewer hospitalisations and death, but the evidence base is weak.
Does a multidisciplinary outpatient atrial fibrillation clinic reduce acute hospitalisations for atrial fibrillation in patients with atrial fibrillation?
Cohort (n=129)
No
Does a multidisciplinary outpatient atrial fibrillation clinic reduce acute hospitalisations for atrial fibrillation in patients with atrial fibrillation?
A multidisciplinary atrial fibrillation clinic may reduce acute hospitalizations compared to usual care, supporting current guideline recommendations despite a weak existing evidence base.
May support multidisciplinary AF clinics; leaves open confirmation of reduced hospitalizations in randomized trials.
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Frydensberg et al. (2018) conducted a cohort in Atrial fibrillation (n=129). Multidisciplinary outpatient atrial fibrillation clinic vs. Usual outpatient care was evaluated on Acute hospitalisation for atrial fibrillation. A multidisciplinary outpatient atrial fibrillation clinic was associated with a trend towards fewer acute hospitalizations for atrial fibrillation compared with usual care.
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