Managing Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction
Published: June 24, 2021
- Atrial fibrillation and heart failure when present together are associated with worse patient outcomes. Together the two conditions increase the risk of stroke.
- Atrial fibrillation can be the cause and a consequence of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).
- Atrial fibrillation and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction are increasing in prevalence and together are associated with significant mortality and morbidity.
Supporting Materials
Recommended Reading
- 2014 Guideline for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
- 2013 Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
- 2019 Focused Update of the 2014 Guideline for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
- 2017 Focused Update of the 2013 Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
- 2021 Key Data Elements and Definitions for Heart Failure
- Lifestyle and Risk Factor Modification for Reduction of Atrial Fibrillation
- Subclinical and Device-Detected Atrial Fibrillation: Pondering the Knowledge Gap
- Atrial Fibrillation Burden: Moving Beyond Atrial Fibrillation as a Binary Entity