Arrhythmias & electrophysiology
2026 AHA/ACC Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association
Recommendations
As issued by the authors
Performance measures: patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF) receive a basic clinical evaluation, with emphasis on secondary prevention at all stages of AF, documenting stroke risk and, if indicated, providing appropriate anticoagulation
Quality measures: measuring and addressing health inequities, optimizing antiarrhythmic or anticoagulant treatment, shared decision-making for rate- vs rhythm-control strategies, and, in appropriate patients, offering catheter ablation for HFrEF
Original publication
2026 AHA/ACC Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association. J Am Coll Cardiol. Published 17 August 2026. doi:10.
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