Characteristics and health‐status outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation detected via health screening

Autor: Terumasa Yamashita, Takehiro Kimura, Nobuhiro Ikemura, Nozomi Niimi, Ippei Tsuzuki, Yuta Seki, Susumu Ibe, Kenji Hashimoto, Hiroshi Miyama, Taishi Fujisawa, Yoshinori Katsumata, Kojiro Tanimoto, Keiichi Nagami, Masahiro Suzuki, Shun Kohsaka, Keiichi Fukuda, Seiji Takatsuki
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Clinical Cardiology. 46:32-40
ISSN: 1932-8737
0160-9289
Popis: Early detection of atrial fibrillation (AF) is important. Japan has a universal screening system, and regular health screening (HS) is available to support AF detection without a hospital visit. However, health-related outcomes and other characteristics of HS-detected and conventionally diagnosed AF remain unknown.That the characteristics and health-related outcomes of patients with HS-detected AF may differ from those of patients whose AF was detected by other procedures.In total, 3318 consecutive newly referred AF cases were enrolled; demographic characteristics and health-related and clinical outcomes were compared between two groups created based on the mode of AF detection (the HS and non-HS groups). Health-related outcomes were assessed using the AF Effect on QualiTy-of-life (AFEQT) questionnaire at baseline and after 1 year of follow-up.AF was detected by HS in 25.0% of patients; these patients had lower CHADSIn the Japanese registry, AF was detected via HS in 25% of patients referred to specialty centers for management. Notably, the overall health status of patients with HS-detected AF improved after medical interventions, including catheter ablations.
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