Heart rate and adverse outcomes in patients with prevalent atrial fibrillation.

Giorgio Moschovitis Linda S B JohnsonSteffen BlumStefanie AeschbacherMaria Luisa De PernaAlberto PagnamentaPatrizia Assunta Mayer MelchiorreAlexander P BenzRichard KobzaMarcello Di ValentinoChristine S ZuernAngelo AuricchioGiulio ConteNicolas RodondiManuel R BlumJuerg H BeerMichael KühneStefan OsswaldDavid Conennull null

Published in: Open heart (2021)

In this large contemporary cohort of outpatients with prevalent AF, we found no association between heart rate and adverse outcome events. These data are in line with recommendations that strict heart rate control is not needed in otherwise stable outpatients with AF.

Keyphrases

heart rate
atrial fibrillation
heart rate variability
blood pressure
left atrial
oral anticoagulants
catheter ablation
left atrial appendage
heart failure
direct oral anticoagulants
electronic health record
percutaneous coronary intervention
emergency department
coronary artery disease
mitral valve
adverse drug