Longer and better lives for patients with atrial fibrillation: the 9th AFNET/EHRA consensus conference

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Longer and better lives for patients with atrial fibrillation : the 9th AFNET/EHRA consensus conference. / Linz, Dominik; Andrade, Jason G.; Arbelo, Elena; Boriani, Giuseppe; Breithardt, Guenter; Camm, A. John; Caso, Valeria; Nielsen, Jens Cosedis; De Melis, Mirko; De Potter, Tom; Dichtl, Wolfgang; Diederichsen, Søren Zoega; Dobrev, Dobromir; Doll, Nicolas; Duncker, David; Dworatzek, Elke; Eckardt, Lars; Eisert, Christoph; Fabritz, Larissa; Farkowski, Michal; Filgueiras-Rama, David; Goette, Andreas; Guasch, Eduard; Hack, Guido; Hatem, Stéphane; Haeusler, Karl Georg; Healey, Jeff S.; Heidbuechel, Hein; Hijazi, Ziad; Hofmeister, Lucas H.; Hove-Madsen, Leif; Huebner, Thomas; Kääb, Stefan; Kotecha, Dipak; Malaczynska-Rajpold, Katarzyna; Merino, José Luis; Metzner, Andreas; Mont, Lluís; Andre Ng, Ghulam; Oeff, Michael; Parwani, Abdul Shokor; Puererfellner, Helmut; Ravens, Ursula; Rienstra, Michiel; Sanders, Prashanthan; Scherr, Daniel; Schnabel, Renate; Schotten, Ulrich; Sohns, Christian; Steinbeck, Gerhard; Steven, Daniel; Toennis, Tobias; Tzeis, Stylianos; van Gelder, Isabelle C.; van Leerdam, Roderick H.; Vernooy, Kevin; Wadhwa, Manish; Wakili, Reza; Willems, Stephan; Witt, Henning; Zeemering, Stef; Kirchho, Paulus.

In: Europace, Vol. 26, No. 4, euae070, 2024.

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Linz, D, Andrade, JG, Arbelo, E, Boriani, G, Breithardt, G, Camm, AJ, Caso, V, Nielsen, JC, De Melis, M, De Potter, T, Dichtl, W, Diederichsen, SZ, Dobrev, D, Doll, N, Duncker, D, Dworatzek, E, Eckardt, L, Eisert, C, Fabritz, L, Farkowski, M, Filgueiras-Rama, D, Goette, A, Guasch, E, Hack, G, Hatem, S, Haeusler, KG, Healey, JS, Heidbuechel, H, Hijazi, Z, Hofmeister, LH, Hove-Madsen, L, Huebner, T, Kääb, S, Kotecha, D, Malaczynska-Rajpold, K, Merino, JL, Metzner, A, Mont, L, Andre Ng, G, Oeff, M, Parwani, AS, Puererfellner, H, Ravens, U, Rienstra, M, Sanders, P, Scherr, D, Schnabel, R, Schotten, U, Sohns, C, Steinbeck, G, Steven, D, Toennis, T, Tzeis, S, van Gelder, IC, van Leerdam, RH, Vernooy, K, Wadhwa, M, Wakili, R, Willems, S, Witt, H, Zeemering, S & Kirchho, P 2024, 'Longer and better lives for patients with atrial fibrillation: the 9th AFNET/EHRA consensus conference', Europace, vol. 26, no. 4, euae070. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euae070

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Linz, D., Andrade, J. G., Arbelo, E., Boriani, G., Breithardt, G., Camm, A. J., Caso, V., Nielsen, J. C., De Melis, M., De Potter, T., Dichtl, W., Diederichsen, S. Z., Dobrev, D., Doll, N., Duncker, D., Dworatzek, E., Eckardt, L., Eisert, C., Fabritz, L., ... Kirchho, P. (2024). Longer and better lives for patients with atrial fibrillation: the 9th AFNET/EHRA consensus conference. Europace, 26(4), [euae070]. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euae070

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Linz D, Andrade JG, Arbelo E, Boriani G, Breithardt G, Camm AJ et al. Longer and better lives for patients with atrial fibrillation: the 9th AFNET/EHRA consensus conference. Europace. 2024;26(4). euae070. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euae070

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Linz, Dominik ; Andrade, Jason G. ; Arbelo, Elena ; Boriani, Giuseppe ; Breithardt, Guenter ; Camm, A. John ; Caso, Valeria ; Nielsen, Jens Cosedis ; De Melis, Mirko ; De Potter, Tom ; Dichtl, Wolfgang ; Diederichsen, Søren Zoega ; Dobrev, Dobromir ; Doll, Nicolas ; Duncker, David ; Dworatzek, Elke ; Eckardt, Lars ; Eisert, Christoph ; Fabritz, Larissa ; Farkowski, Michal ; Filgueiras-Rama, David ; Goette, Andreas ; Guasch, Eduard ; Hack, Guido ; Hatem, Stéphane ; Haeusler, Karl Georg ; Healey, Jeff S. ; Heidbuechel, Hein ; Hijazi, Ziad ; Hofmeister, Lucas H. ; Hove-Madsen, Leif ; Huebner, Thomas ; Kääb, Stefan ; Kotecha, Dipak ; Malaczynska-Rajpold, Katarzyna ; Merino, José Luis ; Metzner, Andreas ; Mont, Lluís ; Andre Ng, Ghulam ; Oeff, Michael ; Parwani, Abdul Shokor ; Puererfellner, Helmut ; Ravens, Ursula ; Rienstra, Michiel ; Sanders, Prashanthan ; Scherr, Daniel ; Schnabel, Renate ; Schotten, Ulrich ; Sohns, Christian ; Steinbeck, Gerhard ; Steven, Daniel ; Toennis, Tobias ; Tzeis, Stylianos ; van Gelder, Isabelle C. ; van Leerdam, Roderick H. ; Vernooy, Kevin ; Wadhwa, Manish ; Wakili, Reza ; Willems, Stephan ; Witt, Henning ; Zeemering, Stef ; Kirchho, Paulus. / Longer and better lives for patients with atrial fibrillation : the 9th AFNET/EHRA consensus conference. In: Europace. 2024 ; Vol. 26, No. 4.

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title = "Longer and better lives for patients with atrial fibrillation: the 9th AFNET/EHRA consensus conference",
abstract = "Aims Recent trial data demonstrate beneficial effects of active rhythm management in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and support the concept that a low arrhythmia burden is associated with a low risk of AF-related complications. The aim of this document is to summarize the key outcomes of the 9th AFNET/EHRA Consensus Conference of the Atrial Fibrillation NETwork (AFNET) and the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) Methods Eighty-three international experts met in M{\"u}nster for 2 days in September 2023. Key findings are as follows: (i) Active rhythm and results management should be part of the default initial treatment for all suitable patients with AF. (ii) Patients with device-detected AF have a low burden of AF and a low risk of stroke. Anticoagulation prevents some strokes and also increases major but non-lethal bleeding. (iii) More research is needed to improve stroke risk prediction in patients with AF, especially in those with a low AF burden. Biomolecules, genetics, and imaging can support this. (iv) The presence of AF should trigger systematic workup and comprehensive treatment of concomitant cardiovascular conditions. (v) Machine learning algorithms have been used to improve detection or likely development of AF. Cooperation between clinicians and data scientists is needed to leverage the potential of data science applications for patients with AF.Conclusions Patients with AF and a low arrhythmia burden have a lower risk of stroke and other cardiovascular events than those with a high arrhythmia burden. Combining active rhythm control, anticoagulation, rate control, and therapy of concomitant cardiovascular conditions can improve the lives of patients with AF.",
keywords = "AFNET, Anticoagulation, Artificial intelligence, Atrial cardiomyopathy, Atrial fibrillation, Biomarkers, Bleeding, Catheter ablation, Cognitive function, Consensus statement, Cost, Dementia, EHRA, Guidelines, Heart failure, Integrated care, Outcomes, Quality of care, Research, Research priorities, Rhythm management, Screening, Stroke, Technology",
author = "Dominik Linz and Andrade, {Jason G.} and Elena Arbelo and Giuseppe Boriani and Guenter Breithardt and Camm, {A. John} and Valeria Caso and Nielsen, {Jens Cosedis} and {De Melis}, Mirko and {De Potter}, Tom and Wolfgang Dichtl and Diederichsen, {S{\o}ren Zoega} and Dobromir Dobrev and Nicolas Doll and David Duncker and Elke Dworatzek and Lars Eckardt and Christoph Eisert and Larissa Fabritz and Michal Farkowski and David Filgueiras-Rama and Andreas Goette and Eduard Guasch and Guido Hack and St{\'e}phane Hatem and Haeusler, {Karl Georg} and Healey, {Jeff S.} and Hein Heidbuechel and Ziad Hijazi and Hofmeister, {Lucas H.} and Leif Hove-Madsen and Thomas Huebner and Stefan K{\"a}{\"a}b and Dipak Kotecha and Katarzyna Malaczynska-Rajpold and Merino, {Jos{\'e} Luis} and Andreas Metzner and Llu{\'i}s Mont and {Andre Ng}, Ghulam and Michael Oeff and Parwani, {Abdul Shokor} and Helmut Puererfellner and Ursula Ravens and Michiel Rienstra and Prashanthan Sanders and Daniel Scherr and Renate Schnabel and Ulrich Schotten and Christian Sohns and Gerhard Steinbeck and Daniel Steven and Tobias Toennis and Stylianos Tzeis and {van Gelder}, {Isabelle C.} and {van Leerdam}, {Roderick H.} and Kevin Vernooy and Manish Wadhwa and Reza Wakili and Stephan Willems and Henning Witt and Stef Zeemering and Paulus Kirchho",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.",
year = "2024",
doi = "10.1093/europace/euae070",
language = "English",
volume = "26",
journal = "Europace",
issn = "1099-5129",
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TY - JOUR

T1 - Longer and better lives for patients with atrial fibrillation

T2 - the 9th AFNET/EHRA consensus conference

AU - Linz, Dominik

AU - Andrade, Jason G.

AU - Arbelo, Elena

AU - Boriani, Giuseppe

AU - Breithardt, Guenter

AU - Camm, A. John

AU - Caso, Valeria

AU - Nielsen, Jens Cosedis

AU - De Melis, Mirko

AU - De Potter, Tom

AU - Dichtl, Wolfgang

AU - Diederichsen, Søren Zoega

AU - Dobrev, Dobromir

AU - Doll, Nicolas

AU - Duncker, David

AU - Dworatzek, Elke

AU - Eckardt, Lars

AU - Eisert, Christoph

AU - Fabritz, Larissa

AU - Farkowski, Michal

AU - Filgueiras-Rama, David

AU - Goette, Andreas

AU - Guasch, Eduard

AU - Hack, Guido

AU - Hatem, Stéphane

AU - Haeusler, Karl Georg

AU - Healey, Jeff S.

AU - Heidbuechel, Hein

AU - Hijazi, Ziad

AU - Hofmeister, Lucas H.

AU - Hove-Madsen, Leif

AU - Huebner, Thomas

AU - Kääb, Stefan

AU - Kotecha, Dipak

AU - Malaczynska-Rajpold, Katarzyna

AU - Merino, José Luis

AU - Metzner, Andreas

AU - Mont, Lluís

AU - Andre Ng, Ghulam

AU - Oeff, Michael

AU - Parwani, Abdul Shokor

AU - Puererfellner, Helmut

AU - Ravens, Ursula

AU - Rienstra, Michiel

AU - Sanders, Prashanthan

AU - Scherr, Daniel

AU - Schnabel, Renate

AU - Schotten, Ulrich

AU - Sohns, Christian

AU - Steinbeck, Gerhard

AU - Steven, Daniel

AU - Toennis, Tobias

AU - Tzeis, Stylianos

AU - van Gelder, Isabelle C.

AU - van Leerdam, Roderick H.

AU - Vernooy, Kevin

AU - Wadhwa, Manish

AU - Wakili, Reza

AU - Willems, Stephan

AU - Witt, Henning

AU - Zeemering, Stef

AU - Kirchho, Paulus

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.

PY - 2024

Y1 - 2024

N2 - Aims Recent trial data demonstrate beneficial effects of active rhythm management in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and support the concept that a low arrhythmia burden is associated with a low risk of AF-related complications. The aim of this document is to summarize the key outcomes of the 9th AFNET/EHRA Consensus Conference of the Atrial Fibrillation NETwork (AFNET) and the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) Methods Eighty-three international experts met in Münster for 2 days in September 2023. Key findings are as follows: (i) Active rhythm and results management should be part of the default initial treatment for all suitable patients with AF. (ii) Patients with device-detected AF have a low burden of AF and a low risk of stroke. Anticoagulation prevents some strokes and also increases major but non-lethal bleeding. (iii) More research is needed to improve stroke risk prediction in patients with AF, especially in those with a low AF burden. Biomolecules, genetics, and imaging can support this. (iv) The presence of AF should trigger systematic workup and comprehensive treatment of concomitant cardiovascular conditions. (v) Machine learning algorithms have been used to improve detection or likely development of AF. Cooperation between clinicians and data scientists is needed to leverage the potential of data science applications for patients with AF.Conclusions Patients with AF and a low arrhythmia burden have a lower risk of stroke and other cardiovascular events than those with a high arrhythmia burden. Combining active rhythm control, anticoagulation, rate control, and therapy of concomitant cardiovascular conditions can improve the lives of patients with AF.

AB - Aims Recent trial data demonstrate beneficial effects of active rhythm management in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and support the concept that a low arrhythmia burden is associated with a low risk of AF-related complications. The aim of this document is to summarize the key outcomes of the 9th AFNET/EHRA Consensus Conference of the Atrial Fibrillation NETwork (AFNET) and the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) Methods Eighty-three international experts met in Münster for 2 days in September 2023. Key findings are as follows: (i) Active rhythm and results management should be part of the default initial treatment for all suitable patients with AF. (ii) Patients with device-detected AF have a low burden of AF and a low risk of stroke. Anticoagulation prevents some strokes and also increases major but non-lethal bleeding. (iii) More research is needed to improve stroke risk prediction in patients with AF, especially in those with a low AF burden. Biomolecules, genetics, and imaging can support this. (iv) The presence of AF should trigger systematic workup and comprehensive treatment of concomitant cardiovascular conditions. (v) Machine learning algorithms have been used to improve detection or likely development of AF. Cooperation between clinicians and data scientists is needed to leverage the potential of data science applications for patients with AF.Conclusions Patients with AF and a low arrhythmia burden have a lower risk of stroke and other cardiovascular events than those with a high arrhythmia burden. Combining active rhythm control, anticoagulation, rate control, and therapy of concomitant cardiovascular conditions can improve the lives of patients with AF.

KW - AFNET

KW - Anticoagulation

KW - Artificial intelligence

KW - Atrial cardiomyopathy

KW - Atrial fibrillation

KW - Biomarkers

KW - Bleeding

KW - Catheter ablation

KW - Cognitive function

KW - Consensus statement

KW - Cost

KW - Dementia

KW - EHRA

KW - Guidelines

KW - Heart failure

KW - Integrated care

KW - Outcomes

KW - Quality of care

KW - Research

KW - Research priorities

KW - Rhythm management

KW - Screening

KW - Stroke

KW - Technology

U2 - 10.1093/europace/euae070

DO - 10.1093/europace/euae070

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 38591838

AN - SCOPUS:85190306378

VL - 26

JO - Europace

JF - Europace

SN - 1099-5129

IS - 4

M1 - euae070

ER -

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