Observational studyThrombosis and haemostasis2019
Improved Population-Based Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation by Compliance with the Simple ABC (Atrial Fibrillation Better Care) Pathway for Integrated Care Management: A Nationwide Cohort Study.
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84 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Multidisciplinary Integrated Care in Atrial Fibrillation (MICAF): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinical medicine & research · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of early ablation of atrial fibrillation on long-term outcomes: results from phase II/III of the GLORIA-AF registry.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2022Trial
- The Effects of Implementing a Mobile Health-Technology Supported Pathway on Atrial Fibrillation-Related Adverse Events Among Patients With Multimorbidity: The mAFA-II Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2021Trial
- Mobile health technology-supported atrial fibrillation screening and integrated care: A report from the mAFA-II trial Long-term Extension Cohort.European journal of internal medicine · 2020Trial
- Comprehensive Management With the ABC (Atrial Fibrillation Better Care) Pathway in Clinically Complex Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Post Hoc Ancillary Analysis From the AFFIRM Trial.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2020Trial
- Administrative-driven hierarchical management of atrial fibrillation on cardiovascular events: a prospective matched cohort study.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: A narrative review of current evidence and emerging strategies.European journal of clinical investigation · 2025Review
- Multidisciplinary Atrial Fibrillation Clinics: A Model for Comprehensive Management.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- Impact of atrial fibrillation centre on the implementation of the atrial fibrillation better care holistic pathway in a Chinese large teaching hospital: an interrupted time series analysis.BMJ health & care informatics · 2025Article
- JCS/JHRS 2024 Guideline Focused Update on Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias.Journal of arrhythmia · 2025Article
- Optimizing outcomes: adherence to the ABC (Atrial fibrillation Better Care) pathway in Asian atrial fibrillation patients with chronic kidney disease.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2025Article
- Integrated Care in Atrial Fibrillation: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Improve Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Intensified Multifaceted Education Improves the Implementation of Standard Atrial Fibrillation Care in Elderly Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in Rural China.Vascular health and risk management · 2025Article
- Integrated Care Using the ABCGlobal heart · 2025Article
- Multidisciplinary Approach in Atrial Fibrillation: As Good as Gold.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- The optimal antithrombotic strategy for post-stroke patients with atrial fibrillation and extracranial artery stenosis-a nationwide cohort study.BMC medicine · 2024Article
- Optimizing Atrial Fibrillation Care: Comparative Assessment of Anticoagulant Therapies and Risk Factors.Clinics and practice · 2024Article
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- Time in target range of systolic blood pressure and clinical outcomes in atrial fibrillation patients: results of the COOL-AF registry.Scientific reports · 2024Article
24 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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- Erratum issuedErratum.2019
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Abstract
backgroundAn integrated care approach might be of benefit for clinical outcomes of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). This study evaluated whether compliance with the Atrial fibrillation Better Care (ABC) pathway for integrated care management ("A" Avoid stroke; "B" Better symptom management; "C" Cardiovascular risk and Comorbidity optimization) would improve population-based clinical outcomes in a nationwide AF cohort. METHODS AND
resultsFrom the Korea National Health Insurance Service database, a total of 204,842 nonvalvular AF patients were enrolled between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2015. Patients that fulfilled all criteria of the ABC pathway were defined as the "ABC" group, and those who did not were the "Non-ABC" group.Over a mean follow-up of 6.2 ± 3.5 years, the ABC pathway compliant group had lower rates of all-cause death (0.80 vs. 2.72 per 100 person-years,
conclusionIn the first study of a nationwide population cohort, we show that compliance with the simple ABC pathway is associated with improved clinically relevant outcomes of patients with AF. Given the high health care burden associated with AF, such a streamlined holistic approach to AF management should be implemented, to improve the care of such patients.
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