Atrial fibrillation in heart failure patients: Prevalence in daily practice and effect on the severity of symptoms. Data from the ALPHA study registry

Background Estimates of the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in heart failure (HF) originate from patients enrolled in clinical trials. Aims To assess the prevalence and clinical correlates of AF among HF patients in everyday clinical practice from HF patients screened for the T-wave ALternans...

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Published in:European journal of heart failure 2007-05, Vol.9 (5), p.502-509
Main Authors: De Ferrari, Gaetano M., Klersy, Catherine, Ferrero, Paolo, Fantoni, Cecilia, Salerno-Uriarte, Diego, Manca, Lorenzo, Devecchi, Paolo, Molon, Giulio, Revera, Miriam, Curnis, Antonio, Braga, Simona Sarzi, Accardi, Francesco, Salerno-Uriarte, Jorge A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Analysis of Variance
arrhythmia
Atrial Fibrillation - epidemiology
Atrial Fibrillation - etiology
Atrial Fibrillation - physiopathology
atrial flutter
cardiomyopathy
Case-Control Studies
epidemiology
Female
fibrillation
Follow-Up Studies
heart failure
Heart Failure - complications
Heart Failure - physiopathology
Humans
Italy - epidemiology
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Ischemia - complications
Myocardial Ischemia - physiopathology
Predictive Value of Tests
Prevalence
Registries
Research Design
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Factors
Stroke Volume
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Summary:Background Estimates of the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in heart failure (HF) originate from patients enrolled in clinical trials. Aims To assess the prevalence and clinical correlates of AF among HF patients in everyday clinical practice from HF patients screened for the T-wave ALternans in Patients with Heart fAilure (ALPHA) study; to investigate the correlation between AF and functional status. Methods and results Consecutive patients (N=3513) seen at nine Heart Failure Clinics were studied; 21.4% were in AF. AF prevalence was greater with increasing age (OR 1.04/year, p
ISSN:1388-9842
1879-0844
DOI:10.1016/j.ejheart.2006.10.021