OC03_03 Prevalence, Characteristics and Outcomes of Atrial Fibrillation in the Sub Saharan Acute Heart Failure (Thesus -HF) Registry

AF is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice and leads to a lower quality of life, increased risk of hospitalization, stroke and death. HF predicts the development of AF and conversely the presence of AF predicts the development of HF and their coexistence identifies individuals at higher mortality risk. In addition the profile of acute heart failure patients in sub Saharan Africa differs from that in the Western world

Source: CVD Prevention and Control - May 31, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: M.U. Sani, O.S. Ogah, B.A. Davison, G. otter, A. Damasceno, B.M. Mayosi, D.B. Ojji, A. Dzudie, C.K. Mondo, A. Suliman, C. Kouam Kouam, G. Yonga, S.A. Ba, F. Maru, K. Sliwa-Hahnle Tags: Oral Abstract Source Type: research