TY - JOUR
T1 - Atrial fibrillation in acute heart failure
T2 - A position statement from the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association and European Heart Rhythm Association of the European Society of Cardiology
AU - Gorenek, Bulent
AU - Halvorsen, Sigrun
AU - Kudaiberdieva, Gulmira
AU - Bueno, Hector
AU - Van Gelder, Isabelle C
AU - Lettino, Maddalena
AU - Marin, Francisco
AU - Masip, Josep
AU - Mueller, Christian
AU - Okutucu, Sercan
AU - Poess, Janine
AU - Potpara, Tatjana S
AU - Price, Susanna
AU - Lip, Gregory Yoke Hong
PY - 2020/6
Y1 - 2020/6
N2 - Atrial fibrillation and acute heart failure frequently co-exist and can exacerbate each other. Their combination leads to increased morbidity and mortality. However, the prevalence and significance, as well as the treatment, of atrial fibrillation in acute heart failure are not well studied. Management of atrial fibrillation in acute heart failure requires a multidisciplinary team approach. Treatment of underlying disease(s), identification and treatment of potentially correctable causes and precipitating factors and anticoagulation are crucial. In this article, current evidence on atrial fibrillation in the setting of acute heart failure is summarised. The recommendations on management of atrial fibrillation in the prehospital stage, the treatment of reversible causes, when and how to use rate or rhythm control, maintenance of sinus rhythm, catheter ablation and pacing, anticoagulation, as well as measures on prevention of atrial fibrillation are provided.
AB - Atrial fibrillation and acute heart failure frequently co-exist and can exacerbate each other. Their combination leads to increased morbidity and mortality. However, the prevalence and significance, as well as the treatment, of atrial fibrillation in acute heart failure are not well studied. Management of atrial fibrillation in acute heart failure requires a multidisciplinary team approach. Treatment of underlying disease(s), identification and treatment of potentially correctable causes and precipitating factors and anticoagulation are crucial. In this article, current evidence on atrial fibrillation in the setting of acute heart failure is summarised. The recommendations on management of atrial fibrillation in the prehospital stage, the treatment of reversible causes, when and how to use rate or rhythm control, maintenance of sinus rhythm, catheter ablation and pacing, anticoagulation, as well as measures on prevention of atrial fibrillation are provided.
U2 - 10.1177/2048872619894255
DO - 10.1177/2048872619894255
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 31976747
SN - 2048-8726
VL - 9
SP - 348
EP - 357
JO - European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care
JF - European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care
IS - 4
ER -