Arrhythmias & electrophysiology
Heart rate and death and hospitalization for heart failure in patients with persistent or permanent atrial fibrillation: Insights from the ARISTOTLE trial
Authors' conclusion
In patients with persistent or permanent AF, a faster heart rate is associated with a modest, but statistically significant increase in death and heart failure hospitalizations.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with persistent or permanent atrial fibrillation (AF)
Methodological detailsrandomized, double-blind
- Randomized
- Double-blind
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Death and HF hospitalization by heart rate
- Faster heart rate associated with a modest but statistically significant increase in death and HF hospitalizations
Original publication
Heart rate and death and hospitalization for heart failure in patients with persistent or permanent atrial fibrillation: Insights from the ARISTOTLE trial. Am Heart J. Published 26 July 2023. doi:10.
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it