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dc.contributor.author | Hendriks, J.M.L. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tieleman, R.G. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Vrijhoef, H.J.M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wijtvliet, P. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Gallagher, C. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Prins, M.H. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Sanders, P. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Crijns, H.J.G.M. | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Europace, 2019; 21(12):1785-1792 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1099-5129 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1532-2092 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/123262 | - |
dc.description.abstract | AIMS:An integrated chronic care programme in terms of a specialized outpatient clinic for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), has demonstrated improved clinical outcomes. The aim of this study is to assess all-cause mortality in patients in whom AF management was delivered through a specialized outpatient clinic offering an integrated chronic care programme. METHODS AND RESULTS:Post hoc analysis of a Prospective Randomized Open Blinded Endpoint Clinical trial to assess all-cause mortality in AF patients. The study included 712 patients with newly diagnosed AF, who were referred for AF management to the outpatient service of a University hospital. In the specialized outpatient clinic (AF-Clinic), comprehensive, multidisciplinary, and patient-centred AF care was provided, i.e. nurse-driven, physician supervised AF treatment guided by software based on the latest guidelines. The control group received usual care by a cardiologist in the regular outpatient setting.After a mean follow-up of 22 months, all-cause mortality amounted 3.7% (13 patients) in the AF-Clinic arm and 8.1% (29 patients) in usual care [hazard ratio (HR) 0.44, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.23-0.85; P = 0.014]. This included cardiovascular mortality in 4 AF-Clinic patients (1.1%) and 14 patients (3.9%) in usual care (HR 0.28; 95% CI 0.09-0.85; P = 0.025). Further, 9 patients (2.5%) died in the AF-Clinic arm due to a non-cardiovascular reason and 15 patients (4.2%) in the usual care arm (HR 0.59; 95% CI 0.26-1.34; P = 0.206). CONCLUSION:An integrated specialized AF-Clinic reduces all-cause mortality compared with usual care. These findings provide compelling evidence that an integrated approach should be widely implemented in AF management. | - |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Jeroen M L Hendriks, Robert G Tieleman, Hubertus J M Vrijhoef, Petra Wijtvliet, Celine Gallagher, Martin H Prins, Prashanthan Sanders, Harry J G M Crijns | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) | - |
dc.rights | Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author(s) 2019. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com. This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model) Supplementary data | - |
dc.source.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/europace/euz209 | - |
dc.subject | Atrial fibrillation | - |
dc.subject | Integrated care | - |
dc.subject | Mortality | - |
dc.subject | Multidisciplinary teams | - |
dc.subject | Nurse co-ordination | - |
dc.title | Integrated specialized atrial fibrillation clinics reduce all-cause mortality: post hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial | - |
dc.type | Journal article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1093/europace/euz209 | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Hendriks, J.M.L. [0000-0003-4326-9256] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Gallagher, C. [0000-0002-5114-400X] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Sanders, P. [0000-0003-3803-8429] | - |
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