Determining the full amount of atrial fibrillation (AF) a patient is enduring may be the key to personalized AF management. How could using this measure in addition to standard stroke risk profiles enhance clinical decision making for patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF)?
Dr. Michael Mirro, Chief Academic and Research Officer of Parkview Health shares his perspective on managing PAF patients and how the results from the KP-RHYTHM study could impact clinical practice. View the full conversation below.
References
1. Atrial Fibrillation Burden: Moving Beyond Atrial Fibrillation as a Binary Entity: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Lin Y. Chen, Mina K. Chung, Larry A. Allen, Michael Ezekowitz, Karen L. Furie, Pamela McCabe, Peter A. Noseworthy, Marco V. Perez, Mintu P. Turakhia and On behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research; and Stroke Council Circulation. 2018;CIR.0000000000000568, originally published April 16, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000568
2. Go AS, Reynolds K, Yang J, et al. Association of Burden of Atrial Fibrillation With Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Adults With Paroxysmal Atrial FibrillationThe KP-RHYTHM Study. JAMA Cardiol. Published online May 16, 2018. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2018.1176
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