Prognostic impact of atrial fibrillation progression in a community study: AFBAR Study (Atrial Fibrillation in the Barbanza Area Study)

In the first 7-month follow-up period of patients with AF in a primary care setting the study identified several independent risk factors for mortality or hospital admission, i.e. change in AF status, ischemic heart disease, left ventricular systolic dysfunction, previous AF-related complications and hospital admission.