2018
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ELEVATED B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, DISEASE PROGRESSION, AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES AMONG PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Inohara T, Kim S, Pieper K, Blanco R, Allen L, Fonarow G, Gersh B, Ezekowitz M, Kowey P, Reiffel J, Naccarelli G, Chan P, Mahaffey K, Singer D, Freeman J, Steinberg B, Peterson E, Piccini J. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ELEVATED B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, DISEASE PROGRESSION, AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES AMONG PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 71: a507. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)31048-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Heart rate is associated with progression of atrial fibrillation, independent of rhythm
Holmqvist F, Kim S, Steinberg BA, Reiffel JA, Mahaffey KW, Gersh BJ, Fonarow GC, Naccarelli GV, Chang P, Freeman JV, Kowey PR, Thomas L, Peterson ED, Piccini JP. Heart rate is associated with progression of atrial fibrillation, independent of rhythm. Heart 2015, 101: 894. PMID: 25732748, PMCID: PMC4453487, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-307043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillationAF progressionHeart rateBaseline ECGRhythm control strategyBetter Informed TreatmentPredictors of progressionPersistent atrial fibrillationModest discriminatory powerLower heart rateHigher heart rateMore comorbiditiesOutcomes RegistryPatientsClinical practiceInformed TreatmentProgressionStrongest predictorFibrillationPredictorsBaselineAgeECGSustained formsSignificant interaction