Perceived vs. objective frailty in patients with atrial fibrillation and impact on anticoagulant dosing: an ETNA-AF-Europe sub-analysis.
Igor DiembergerStefano FumagalliAnna Maria MazzoneAmeet BakhaiPaul Egbert ReimitzLadislav PecenMarius Constantin ManuJosé Antonio Gordillo de SouzaPaulus F KirchhofRaffaele De CaterinaPublished 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 (2022)
Physicians' perception of frailty in AF patients is variable, mainly driven by age, sex, and weight, and quite different compared with the results of an objective frailty assessment. Whatever the approach, frailty appears to be associated with non-recommended anticoagulant dosages. Whether this apparent inappropriateness influences hard outcomes remains to be assessed.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- community dwelling
- end stage renal disease
- venous thromboembolism
- physical activity
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- primary care
- chronic kidney disease
- depressive symptoms
- body mass index
- social support
- magnetic resonance imaging
- type diabetes
- computed tomography
- skeletal muscle
- weight gain
- glycemic control