Racial/ethnic differences in atrial fibrillation symptoms, treatment patterns, and outcomes: Insights from Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation Registry

• Published in: The American heart journal Vol. 174; pp. 29 - 36
• Main Authors: Golwala, Harsh, Jackson, Larry R., Simon, DaJuanicia N., Piccini, Jonathan P., Gersh, Bernard, Go, Alan S., Hylek, Elaine M., Kowey, Peter R., Mahaffey, Kenneth W., Thomas, Laine, Fonarow, Gregg C., Peterson, Eric D., Thomas, Kevin L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2016; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aged; Anticoagulants; Anticoagulants - therapeutic use; Atrial Fibrillation - complications; Atrial Fibrillation - ethnology; Atrial Fibrillation - therapy; Cardiac arrhythmia; Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - methods; Cardiovascular; Continental Population Groups; Demographics; Disease Management; Embolism - ethnology; Embolism - etiology; Embolisms; Ethnic Groups; Ethnicity; Family medical history; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hispanic people; Hospitalization; Humans; Incidence; Male; Mortality; Prognosis; Quality of Life; Race; Registries; Review boards; Stroke; Stroke - ethnology; Stroke - etiology; Studies; Survival Rate - trends; Time Factors; United States - epidemiology; United States; United States > US

Significant racial/ethnic differences exist in the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, less is known about racial/ethnic differences in quality of life (QoL), treatment, and outcomes associated with AF. Using data from the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrill...