Arrhythmias & electrophysiology

Rationale and design of a registry-based randomized controlled study of personalized biomarker-based risk score-guided stroke prevention treatment in atrial fibrillation

Am Heart JPublished Rationale and design of a registry-based randomised controlled trial

Study context

Population
Consenting patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) registered in the Swedish national quality register for AF (AURICULA AF)recruited
Participants
3,933 patients
Planned comparison
ABC-AF risk score-guided treatment recommendations vs standard care
Primary endpoint
Composite of:
  • Stroke
  • Death
Methodological detailsnational, multicentre, prospective, parallel-group, open-label, 1:1 randomisation, Enrollment commenced October 25, 2018, terminated May 12, 2023
  • National
  • Multicentre
  • Prospective
  • Parallel-group
  • Open-label
  • 1:1 randomisation
  • Enrollment commenced October 25, 2018, terminated May 12, 2023

No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.

Original publication

Rationale and design of a registry-based randomized controlled study of personalized biomarker-based risk score-guided stroke prevention treatment in atrial fibrillation. Am Heart J. Published 23 June 2025. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2025.06.011

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