Does Rhythm Matter? The Prognostic Importance of Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 353-357

  Wasywich, Cara A ^a   Whalley, Gillian A ^b   Gamble, Greg D ^b   Wright, Susan P ^b   Doughty, Robert N ^b  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Heart failure; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FILLING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DATA COLLECTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33751528329     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2006.07.011     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Benjamin E.J., Wolf P.A., D'Agostino R.B., Silbershatz H., Kannel W.B., and Levy D. Impact of atrial fibrillation on the risk of death: the Framingham heart study. Circulation 98 (1988) 946-952
2. Maisel W.H., and Stevenson L.W. Atrial fibrillation in heart failure: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and rationale for therapy. Am J Cardiol 91 (2003) 2-8
3. Mosterd A., Cost B., Hoes A.W., de Bruijne M.C., Deckers J.W., Hofman A., et al. The prognosis of heart failure in the general population. The Rotterdam Study. Eur Heart J 22 (2001) 1318-1327
4. van den Berg M.P., van Gelder I.C., and van Veldhuisen D.J. Impact of atrial fibrillation on mortality in patients with chronic heart failure. Eur J Heart Fail 4 (2002) 571-575
5. Mahoney P., Kimmel S., DeNofrio D., Wahl P., and Loh E. Prognostic significance of atrial fibrillation in patients at a tertiary medical center referred for heart transplantation because of severe heart failure. Am J Cardiol 83 (1999) 1544-1547
6. Crijns H.J.G.M., Tjeerdsma G., de Kam P.J., Boomsma F., van Gelder I.C., van den Berg M.P., et al. Prognostic value of the presence and development of atrial fibrillation with advanced chronic heart failure. Eur Heart J 21 (2000) 1238-1245
7. Dries D.L., Exner D.V., Gersh B.J., Domanski M.J., Waclawiw M.A., and Stevenson L.W. Atrial fibrillation is associated with an increased risk for mortality and heart failure progression in patients with asymptomatic and symptomatic left ventricular dysfunction: a retrospective analysis of the SOLVD trials. J Am Coll Cardiol 32 (1988) 695-703
8. Carson P.E., Johnson G.R., Dunkman W.B., Fletcher R.D., Farrell L., and Cohn J.N. Mechanistic data from the VA cooperative studies: the influence of atrial fibrillation on prognosis in mild to moderate heart failure: the V-HeFT studies. Circulation 86 (1993) VI102-VI110
9. Wang T.J., Larson M.G., Levy D., Ramachandran S.V., Leip E.P., Wolf P.A., et al. Temporal relations of atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure and their joint influence on mortality: the Framingham Heart Study. Circulation 107 (2003) 2920-2925
10. Doughty R., Yee T., Sharpe N., and MacMahon S. Hospital admissions and deaths due to congestive heart failure in New Zealand 1988-91. N Z Med J 108 (1995) 473-475
11. Doughty R.N., Wright S.P., Pearl A., Walsh H.J., Muncaster S., Whalley G.A., et al. Randomized, controlled trial of integrated heart failure management: the Auckland Heart Failure Management Study. Eur Heart J 23 (2002) 139-146
12. Giannuzzi P., Temporelli P.L., Bosimini E., Silva P., Imparato A., Corra U., et al. Independent and incremental prognostic value of Doppler-derived mitral deceleration time of early filling in both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with left ventricular dysfunction. J Am Coll Cardiol 28 (1996) 383-390
13. Whalley G.A., Doughty R.N., Gamble G.D., Wright S.P., Walsh H.J., Muncaster S.A., et al. Pseudonormal mitral filling pattern predicts hospital re-admission in patients with congestive heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol 39 (2002) 1787-1795
14. Aronow W.S., Ahn C., and Kronzon I. Prognosis of congestive heart failure after prior myocardial infarction in older persons with atrial fibrillation versus sinus rhythm. Am J Cardiol 87 (2001) 224-225
15. Chen H.H., Lainchbury J.G., Senni M., Bailey K.R., and Redfield M.M. Diastolic heart failure in the community: clinical profile, natural history, therapy, and impact of proposed diagnostic criteria. J Card Fail 8 (2002) 279-287
16. Hogg K., Swedberg K., and McMurray J.J.V. Heart failure with preserved systolic function: epidemiology, clinical characteristics, prognosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 43 (2004) 317-327
17. Ansari M., Alexander M., Tutar A., and Massie B.M. Incident causes of heart failure in a community cohort: Importance and outcomes of patients with preserved systolic function. Am Heart J 146 (2003) 115-120
18. Temporelli P.L., Scapellato F., Corra U., Eleuteri E., Imparato A., and Giannuzzi P. Estimation of pulmonary wedge pressure by transmitral Doppler in patients with chronic heart failure and atrial fibrillation. Am J Cardiol 83 (1999) 724-727
19. Traversi E., Cobelli F., and Pozzoli M. Doppler echocardiography reliably predicts pulmonary artery wedge pressure in patients with chronic heart failure even when atrial fibrillation is present. Eur J Heart Fail 3 (2001) 173-181
20. Sohn D., Song J., Zo J., Kim H.C., Kim H.S., Oh B.H., et al. Mitral annulus velocity in the evaluation of left ventricular diastolic function in atrial fibrillation. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 12 (1999) 927-931