Comparing outcomes in asymptomatic and symptomatic atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 81,462 patients

D Sgreccia, M Manicardi, VL Malavasi, M Vitolo… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: In atrial fibrillation (AF) patients, the presence of symptoms can guide the
decision between rate or rhythm control therapy, but it is still unclear if AF-related outcomes …

Asymptomatic versus symptomatic atrial fibrillation: a systematic review of age/gender differences and cardiovascular outcomes

Q Xiong, M Proietti, K Senoo, GYH Lip - International journal of cardiology, 2015 - Elsevier
Up to 40% of atrial fibrillation (AF) patients are asymptomatic. Despite this, scarce data are
available about asymptomatic AF, with regard to its clinical profile and relationship to …

Asymptomatic atrial fibrillation: clinical correlates, management, and outcomes in the EORP-AF Pilot General Registry

G Boriani, C Laroche, I Diemberger, E Fantecchi… - The American journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective Atrial fibrillation is often asymptomatic, but outcomes require further
characterization. The study objective was to investigate the clinical presentation …

Asymptomatic atrial fibrillation: demographic features and prognostic information from the Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management (AFFIRM) …

GC Flaker, K Belew, K Beckman, H Vidaillet, J Kron… - American heart …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) may occur without symptoms. Little is known about
demographic features and prognostic information in patients with asymptomatic AF …

Characteristics and outcomes of atrial fibrillation patients with or without specific symptoms: results from the PREFER in AF registry

A Bakhai, H Darius, R De Caterina… - … Journal–Quality of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Aims Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common condition that is a major cause of stroke. A
significant proportion of patients with AF are not classically symptomatic at diagnosis or soon …

Incidence and predictors of atrial fibrillation progression: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Blum, P Meyre, S Aeschbacher, S Berger… - Heart rhythm, 2019 - Elsevier
Background More sustained forms of atrial fibrillation (AF) are less amenable to treatment
and associated with worse outcomes, but the incidence and predictors of AF progression are …

Distribution and risk profile of paroxysmal, persistent, and permanent atrial fibrillation in routine clinical practice: insight from the real-life global survey evaluating …

CE Chiang, L Naditch-Brûlé, J Murin… - Circulation …, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—There is a paucity of international data on the various types of atrial fibrillation
(AF) outside the highly selected populations from randomized trials. This study aimed to …

Symptomatic atrial fibrillation and risk of cardiovascular events: data from the Euro Heart Survey

F Guerra, M Brambatti, R Nieuwlaat, M Marcucci… - Ep …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Aims Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a wide range of clinical presentations. Whether
and how AF symptoms can affect prognosis is still unclear. Aims of the present analysis were …

Symptom severity is associated with cardiovascular outcome in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation in the RACE II study

RA Vermond, HJGM Crijns, JGP Tijssen, AM Alings… - Europace, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Aims Symptoms and symptom burden have a central place in diagnosis and management of
atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of the present study is to investigate whether severity of AF …

'Real-world'management and outcomes of patients with paroxysmal vs. non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in Europe: the EURObservational Research Programme …

G Boriani, C Laroche, I Diemberger, E Fantecchi… - EP …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Aims Atrial fibrillation (AF) has different presentations (first detected, paroxysmal, persistent,
permanent), with uncertain impact on outcome. The aim of this study was to investigate …