Anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure: Insights from the NCDR PINNACLE-AF registry.

Johanna P ContrerasKimberly N HongJavier CastilloLucas N MarzecJonathan C Hsu Christopher P CannonSong YangThomas M Maddox

Published in: Clinical cardiology (2019)

Patients with NVAF and HFpEF have significantly lower anticoagulation rates when compared to their HFrEF counterparts. These findings suggest a potential underappreciation of HFpEF as a risk factor in patients with NVAF.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
heart failure
risk factors
venous thromboembolism
left ventricular
cardiac resynchronization therapy
human health