Comparing Outcomes in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 81,462 Patients.

Daria SgrecciaMarcella ManicardiVincenzo Livio MalavasiMarco VitoloAnna Chiara ValentiMarco Proietti Gregory Yoke Hong Lip Giuseppe Boriani

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)

Mortality and stroke/TE events in AF patients were unrelated to symptomatic status of their clinical presentation. Adoption of management strategies in AF patients should not be based on symptomatic clinical status.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
risk factors
insulin resistance
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
venous thromboembolism
percutaneous coronary intervention
electronic health record
left atrial appendage