Kotecha, D;
Breithardt, G;
Camm, AJ;
Lip, GYH;
Schotten, U;
Ahlsson, A;
Arnar, D;
... Kirchhof, P; + view all
(2018)
Integrating new approaches to atrial fibrillation management: the 6th AFNET/EHRA Consensus Conference.
EP Europace
, 20
(3)
pp. 395-407.
10.1093/europace/eux318.
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Abstract
There are major challenges ahead for clinicians treating patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The population with AF is expected to expand considerably and yet, apart from anticoagulation, therapies used in AF have not been shown to consistently impact on mortality or reduce adverse cardiovascular events. New approaches to AF management, including the use of novel technologies and structured, integrated care, have the potential to enhance clinical phenotyping or result in better treatment selection and stratified therapy. Here, we report the outcomes of the 6th Consensus Conference of the Atrial Fibrillation Network (AFNET) and the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), held at the European Society of Cardiology Heart House in Sophia Antipolis, France, 17-19 January 2017. Sixty-two global specialists in AF and 13 industry partners met to develop innovative solutions based on new approaches to screening and diagnosis, enhancing integration of AF care, developing clinical pathways for treating complex patients, improving stroke prevention strategies, and better patient selection for heart rate and rhythm control. Ultimately, these approaches can lead to better outcomes for patients with AF.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Integrating new approaches to atrial fibrillation management: the 6th AFNET/EHRA Consensus Conference |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1093/europace/eux318 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux318 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2018. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com. |
| Keywords: | Atrial fibrillation, Outcomes, Quality of care, Research, Rate control, Rhythm control, Catheter ablation, Anticoagulation, Bleeding, Research priorities, Technology, Stroke, Integrated care, Screening |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Brain Repair and Rehabilitation |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10041653 |
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