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

Patients with asymptomatic AF have less serious heart disease but more cerebrovascular disease. Asymptomatic patients receive different therapies than symptomatic patients. However, the absence of symptoms and the differences in treatment does not confer a more favorable prognosis when differences in baseline clinical parameters are considered. Anticoagulation should be considered in these patients.