Predicted impact of atrial flow regulator on survival in heart failure with reduced and preserved ejection fraction.

Lucas LauderMartin W BergmannChristina PaitazoglouRamazan ÖzdemirChristos IliadisJozef BartunekAlexander LautenThomas KellerStephan WeberHorst SievertStefan D AnkerFelix Mahfoud

Published in: ESC heart failure (2023)

In patients with HFpEF, the mortality rate following AFR implantation was lower than the predicted mortality rate. Dedicated randomised, controlled trials are needed - and currently ongoing - to investigate whether the AFR improves mortality.

Keyphrases

ejection fraction
heart failure
cardiovascular events
aortic stenosis
atrial fibrillation
risk factors
mitral valve
coronary artery disease
aortic valve