Factors Associated with Progression of Atrial Fibrillation and Impact on All-Cause Mortality in a Cohort of European Patients.
Marco VitoloMarco ProiettiJacopo F ImbertiNiccolò BoniniGiulio Francesco RomitiDavide A MeiVincenzo L MalavasiIgor DiembergerLaurent FauchierFrancisco MarínMichael NabauerTatjana S PotparaGheorghe-Andrei DanGregory Yoke Hong LipGiuseppe BorianiPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2023)
In a contemporary cohort of AF patients, a substantial proportion of patients presenting with paroxysmal or first-detected AF showed progression of the AF pattern within 1 year, and clinical factors related to cardiac remodeling were associated with progression. AF progression was associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality.