Health Status Changes and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Is patient-reported health status improvement within the first year after atrial fibrillation treatment associated with a lower risk of adverse clinical outcomes?In this cohort study of 2744 patients with atrial fibrillation who were newly diagnosed or newly referred for its management, patient-reported 1-year improvement in health status was independently associated with a reduced risk of all-cause death, heart failure hospitalization, or stroke or transient ischemic attack over the following 4 years.These findings underscore the prognostic importance of improving patients’ health status, further supporting its role as a therapeutic target.

Corresponding Author: Shun Kohsaka, MD, Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan 160-8582 (sk@keio.jp).

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