Journal article

Analysis of Outcomes in Ischemic vs Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Report from the GARFIELD-AF Registry

R Corbalan, JP Bassand, L Illingworth, G Ambrosio, AJ Camm, DA Fitzmaurice, KAA Fox, SZ Goldhaber, S Goto, S Haas, G Kayani, LG Mantovani, F Misselwitz, KS Pieper, AGG Turpie, FWA Verheugt, AK Kakkar, W Hacke, M van Eickels, BJ Gersh Show all

JAMA Cardiology | Published : 2019

Abstract

Importance: Congestive heart failure (CHF) is commonly associated with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF), and their combination may affect treatment strategies and outcomes. Objective: To assess the treatment strategies and 1-year clinical outcomes of antithrombotic and CHF therapies for patients with newly diagnosed AF with concomitant CHF stratified by etiology (ischemic cardiomyopathy [ICM] vs nonischemic cardiomyopathy [NICM]). Design, Setting, and Participants: The GARFIELD-AF registry is a prospective, noninterventional registry. A total of 52014 patients with AF were enrolled between March 2010 and August 2016. A total of 11738 patients 18 years and older with newly diagnosed AF (≤..

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