RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure: Convergence of Two Epidemics
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2006
FD SAGE Publications
VO 6
IS 1
SP 26
OP 26
DO 10.1177/155989770601015
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/6/1/26.abstract
AB Atrial arrhythmias are common in patients with heart failure (HF), regardless of underlying etiology. Indeed, atrial fibrillation (AF) and HF coincide (AF/HF) in 10–15% of patients in class II-III HF, and each can exacerbate the other. “Neither AF or HF can be properly managed independently of each other,” said Denis Roy, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Montreal.