Integrated care in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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2017
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Gallagher, C.
Elliott, A.
Wong, C.
Rangnekar, G.
Middeldorp, M.
Mahajan, R.
Lau, D.
Sanders, P.
Hendriks, J.
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Heart, 2017; 103(24):1947-1953
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Celine Gallagher, Adrian D Elliott, Christopher X Wong, Geetanjali Rangnekar, Melissa E Middeldorp, Rajiv Mahajan, Dennis H Lau, Prashanthan Sanders, Jeroen M L Hendriks
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Objective: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an emerging global epidemic associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Whilst other chronic cardiovascular conditions have demonstrated enhanced patient outcomes from coordinated systems of care, the use of this approach in AF is a comparatively new concept. Recent evidence has suggested that the integrated care approach may be of benefit in the AF population, yet has not been widely implemented in routine clinical practice. We sought to undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the impact of integrated care approaches to care delivery in the AF population on outcomes including mortality, hospitalisations, emergency department visits, cerebrovascular events and patient-reported outcomes. Methods: PubMed, Embase and CINAHL databases were searched until February 2016 to identify papers addressing the impact of integrated care in the AF population. Three studies, with a total study population of 1383, were identified that compared integrated care approaches with usual care in AF populations. Results: Use of this approach was associated with a reduction in all-cause mortality (OR 0.51, 95% CI 0.32 to 0.80, p=0.003) and cardiovascular hospitalisations (OR 0.58, 95% CI 0.44 to 0.77, p=0.0002) but did not significantly impact on AF-related hospitalisations (OR 0.82, 95% CI 0.56 to 1.19, p=0.29) or cerebrovascular events (OR 1.00, 95% CI 0.48 to 2.09, p=1.00). Conclusions: The use of the integrated care approach in AF is associated with reduced cardiovascular hospitalisations and all-cause mortality. Further research is needed to identify optimal settings, methods and components of delivering integrated care to the burgeoning AF population.
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Published Online First 10 May 2017
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