Guideline-directed therapies for comorbidities and clinical outcomes among individuals with atrial fibrillation
Loring Z, Shrader P, Allen LA, Blanco R, Chan PS, Ezekowitz MD, Fonarow GC, Freeman JV, Gersh BJ, Mahaffey KW, Naccarelli GV, Pieper K, Reiffel JA, Singer DE, Steinberg BA, Thomas LE, Peterson ED, Piccini JP. Guideline-directed therapies for comorbidities and clinical outcomes among individuals with atrial fibrillation. American Heart Journal 2019, 219: 21-30. PMID: 31710841, PMCID: PMC7285625, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2019.10.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAtrial FibrillationCardiovascular DiseasesCause of DeathComorbidityCoronary Artery DiseaseDiabetes MellitusDisease ProgressionEmbolismFemaleGuideline AdherenceHeart FailureHumansHyperlipidemiasHypertensionIntracranial EmbolismMalePeripheral Nervous System DiseasesPeripheral Vascular DiseasesRegistriesSleep Apnea, ObstructiveTreatment OutcomeConceptsGuideline-directed therapyAtrial fibrillationCause mortalityHeart failureAF progressionLower riskNew-onset heart failureObstructive sleep apnea patientsCox proportional hazards modelBetter Informed TreatmentObstructive sleep apneaSleep apnea patientsProportional hazards modelAF patientsDiabetes mellitusNeurovascular eventsClinical outcomesOutcomes RegistrySleep apneaApnea patientsComorbiditiesHazards modelNonsignificant trendPatientsLower mortality