Atrial fibrillation patients presenting to an emergency department successfully managed with a next‐day community follow‐up pathway: A before‐and‐after cohort study
A 'rate-and-wait' strategy for managing acute uncomplicated AF continues to allow a significant proportion of patients to self-revert to sinus rhythm, without requiring hospital admission or cardioversion procedures. Transitioning to an off-site, community AF clinic is both safe and effective, demonstrating increased clinic attendance and improved adherence to anticoagulation guidelines.
Authors
- Martin Than (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9399-5227)
- Richard W. Troughton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7484-4036)
- Ibrahim S. Al‐Busaidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2423-4162)
- John W. Pickering (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9475-0344)
- Laura R Joyce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8113-3814)
- Kaleb Addy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6091-2576)
- Finn Brokenshire
Institutions
- Lincoln University (NZ)
- University of Kansas Medical Center (US)
- University of Otago (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emergency Medicine Australasia
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.70049
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39
Funders
- University of Otago
- Canterbury Medical Research Foundation