Key result
Permanent AF linked to ~6-point worse MLHFQ quality of life vs paroxysmal or persistent AF.
Why the study?
Does the form of atrial fibrillation (permanent vs. paroxysmal/persistent) and heart failure phenotype affect quality of life and congestion severity in patients hospitalized with acute decompensated chronic heart failure?
Cohort (n=151)
No
Does the form of atrial fibrillation (permanent vs. paroxysmal/persistent) and heart failure phenotype affect quality of life and congestion severity in patients hospitalized with acute decompensated chronic heart failure?
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In patients hospitalized with decompensated heart failure and atrial fibrillation, permanent AF—rather than left ventricular ejection fraction phenotype—is associated with worse quality of life, greater systemic congestion, and more severe adverse cardiac remodeling.
To evaluate the quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and decompensation of chronic heart failure (HF)
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Tolkacheva et al. (2026) conducted a cohort in Non-valvular atrial fibrillation and acute decompensated chronic heart failure (n=151). Permanent atrial fibrillation vs. Paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation was evaluated on Quality of life score via Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) (p=0.001). Permanent atrial fibrillation was associated with worse quality of life on the MLHFQ and quality of life domains compared to paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation.
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