In this edition of Heart, Lung and Circulation, Al-Busaidi et al. [
[1]
] present the long-term outcomes of patients managed through their atrial fibrillation
(AF) clinical pathway with early review at an outpatient AF clinic following discharge
from the emergency department. The pathway was aimed at reducing unnecessary hospital
admissions and improving adherence to guideline-based AF treatment. AF is the most
common sustained arrhythmia and is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular
morbidity, stroke, dementia, and death [
[2]
]. It carries a huge economic burden and accounts for approximately 0.5% of all emergency
presentations in the United States [
[3]
].Keywords
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- PreviewAtrial fibrillation/flutter (AF/AFL) is associated with high rates of emergency department (ED) visits and acute hospitalisation. A recently established multidisciplinary acute AF treatment pathway seeks to avoid hospital admissions by early discharge of haemodynamically stable, low risk patients from the ED with next-working-day return to a ward-based AF clinic for further assessment. We conducted a preliminary analysis of the clinical outcomes of this pathway.
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