Drivers of hospitalization for patients with atrial fibrillation: Results from the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF)
Conclusions: Hospitalization is common in outpatients with AF and is independently predicted by heart failure and AF symptoms. Improved symptom control, rate control, and comorbid condition management should be evaluated as strategies to reduce health care use in these patients.
Source: American Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Authors: Benjamin A. Steinberg, Sunghee Kim, Gregg C. Fonarow, Laine Thomas, Jack Ansell, Peter R. Kowey, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, Bernard J. Gersh, Elaine Hylek, Gerald Naccarelli, Alan S. Go, James Reiffel, Paul Chang, Eric D. Peterson, Jonathan P. Piccini Tags: Electrophysiology Source Type: research
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