Real-world utilization of the pill-in-the-pocket method for terminating episodes of atrial fibrillation: data from the multinational Antiarrhythmic Interventions for Managing Atrial Fibrillation (AIM-AF) survey.
James A ReiffelCarina Blomstrom-LundqvistGiuseppe BorianiAndreas GoettePeter R KoweyJosè Luis MerinoJonathan P PicciniSanjeev SaksenaAlan John CammPublished in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2023)
Our findings highlight the frequent use of PITP and the need for further physician education about appropriate and optimal use of this strategy.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- emergency department
- primary care
- healthcare
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- physical activity
- electronic health record
- quality improvement
- cross sectional
- machine learning
- artificial intelligence
- mitral valve