TY - JOUR
T1 - Atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure
AU - Hynes, B. John
AU - Luck, Jerry C.
AU - Wolbrette, Deborah L.
AU - Bhatta, Luna
AU - Khan, Mazhar
AU - Samii, Soraya
AU - Naccarelli, Gerald V.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2003/1
Y1 - 2003/1
N2 - Atrial fibrillation and heart failure are very common cardiac disorders, and both are associated with symptoms, significant morbidity, and mortality. Studies have attempted to determine the prognostic significance of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure. Whether atrial fibrillation is an independent risk factor of mortality remains controversial. Multiple trials using either pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic therapies in an attempt to manage atrial fibrillation have been developed. The purposes of this review are to present an overview of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure and to discuss the prevalence, prognostic significance, complications, mechanisms, and trials that have formed the therapies presently used.
AB - Atrial fibrillation and heart failure are very common cardiac disorders, and both are associated with symptoms, significant morbidity, and mortality. Studies have attempted to determine the prognostic significance of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure. Whether atrial fibrillation is an independent risk factor of mortality remains controversial. Multiple trials using either pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic therapies in an attempt to manage atrial fibrillation have been developed. The purposes of this review are to present an overview of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure and to discuss the prevalence, prognostic significance, complications, mechanisms, and trials that have formed the therapies presently used.
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U2 - 10.1097/00001573-200301000-00005
DO - 10.1097/00001573-200301000-00005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12496499
AN - SCOPUS:0037233251
SN - 0268-4705
VL - 18
SP - 32
EP - 38
JO - Current Opinion in Cardiology
JF - Current Opinion in Cardiology
IS - 1
ER -