'Real-world management and outcomes of patients with paroxysmal vs. non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in Europe: the EURObservational Research Programme-Atrial Fibrillation (EORP-AF) General Pilot Registry

Conclusion
In this ‘real-world’ contemporary observational registry, patients with non-paroxysmal AF had a worse outcome, in terms of all-cause mortality, which was related to a more severe clinical profile. The risk of stroke at 1 year was relatively low, perhaps reflecting the high rates of anticoagulation use in this cohort.

Source: Europace - May 24, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Boriani, G., Laroche, C., Diemberger, I., Fantecchi, E., Popescu, M. I., Rasmussen, L. H., Dan, G.-A., Kalarus, Z., Tavazzi, L., Maggioni, A. P., Lip, G. Y. H. Tags: Atrial fibrillation Source Type: research