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Adherence to the ‘Atrial Fibrillation Better Care’ Pathway in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Impact on Clinical Outcomes—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 285,000 Patients

Thrombosis and Haemostasis · 2021 · Vol. 122(03) · pp. 406–414

Giulio Francesco Romiti✉(University of Liverpool)Daniele Pastori(Sapienza University of Rome)José Miguel Rivera‐Caravaca(University of Liverpool)Wern Yew Ding(University of Liverpool)Ying X. Gue(University of Liverpool)Danilo Menichelli(Sapienza University of Rome)Jakub Gumprecht(University of Liverpool)Monika Kozieł(University of Liverpool)Pil‐Sung Yang(CHA University Bundang Medical Center)Yutao Guo(Chinese PLA General Hospital)Gregory Y.H. Lip(University of Liverpool)Marco Proietti(University of Liverpool)

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Abstract

Adherence to the ABC pathway was suboptimal, being adopted in one in every five patients. Adherence to the ABC pathway was associated with a reduction in the risk of major adverse outcomes.

Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeAtrial fibrillationMedicineMeta-analysisCardiologyInternal medicineIntensive care medicine