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 HsuChristopher P CannonSong YangThomas M MaddoxPublished 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.