Journal article
Heart rate and adverse outcomes in patients with prevalent atrial fibrillation
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The optimal target heart rate in patients with prevalent atrial fibrillation (AF) is not well defined. The aim of this study was to analyse the associations between heart rate and adverse outcomes in a large contemporary cohort of patients with prevalent AF.
METHODS: From two prospective cohort studies, we included stable AF outpatients who were in AF on the baseline ECG. The main outcome events assessed during prospective follow-up …
Authors
Moschovitis G; Johnson LSB; Blum S; Aeschbacher S; De Perna ML; Pagnamenta A; Melchiorre PAM; Benz AP; Kobza R; Di Valentino M
Journal
Open Heart, Vol. 8, No. 1,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
4 2021
DOI
10.1136/openhrt-2021-001606
ISSN
2398-595X