Characteristics and Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation with Respect to the Presence or Absence of Heart Failure. Insights from the Multicenter Polish Atrial Fibrillation (POL-AF) Registry

• Published in: Journal of clinical medicine Vol. 10; no. 7; p. 1341
• Main Authors: Gawałko, Monika, Budnik, Monika, Gorczyca, Iwona, Jelonek, Olga, Uziębło-Życzkowska, Beata, Maciorowska, Małgorzata, Wójcik, Maciej, Błaszczyk, Robert, Tokarek, Tomasz, Rajtar-Salwa, Renata, Bil, Jacek, Wojewódzki, Michał, Szpotowicz, Anna, Krzciuk, Małgorzata, Bednarski, Janusz, Bakuła-Ostalska, Elwira, Tomaszuk-Kazberuk, Anna, Szyszkowska, Anna, Wełnicki, Marcin, Mamcarz, Artur, Kapłon-Cieślicka, Agnieszka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 24.03.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Ablation; anticoagulation; atrial fibrillation; Cardiac arrhythmia; Cardiology; Cardioversion; Clinical medicine; Diabetes; Disease; Heart failure; Hospitalization; Hospitals; Hypertension; Laboratories; Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; Pathophysiology; Patients; Sinuses; Statistical analysis; Thromboembolism; heart failure; atrial fibrillation; anticoagulation

We aimed to assess characteristics and treatment of AF patients with and without heart failure (HF). The prospective, observational Polish Atrial Fibrillation (POL-AF) Registry included consecutive patients with AF hospitalized in 10 Polish cardiology centers in 2019-2020. Among 3999 AF patients, 28...