Compliance of atrial fibrillation treatment with the ABC pathway in patients with concomitant diabetes mellitus in the Middle East based on the Gulf SAFE registry. (13th September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Domek, Magdalena; Gumprecht, Jakub; Li, Yan‐Guang; Proietti, Marco; Rashed, Wafa; Al Qudaimi, Ahmed; Gumprecht, Janusz; Zubaid, Mohammad; Lip, Gregory Y. H.
• Is Part Of: European journal of clinical investigation. Volume 51:Number 3(2021)
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• Publication Date: 2020-09-13
• Subjects: ABC pathway -- all‐cause death -- anticoagulation -- atrial fibrillation -- stoke; Pathology -- Periodicals; Medical research -- Periodicals; 616.075
• DOI: 10.1111/eci.13385
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0014-2972

Abstract

Abstract: Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AF) and diabetes mellitus (DM) constitute a heavy burden on healthcare expenditure due to their negative impact on clinical outcomes in the Middle East. The Atrial fibrillation Better Care (ABC) pathway provides a simple strategy of integrated approach of AF management: A—Avoid stroke; B—Better symptom control; C—Cardiovascular comorbidity risk management. Aims: Evaluation of the AF treatment compliance to ABC pathway in DM patients in the Middle East. Assessment of the impact of ABC pathway adherence on all‐cause mortality and the composite outcome of stroke/systemic embolism, all‐cause death and cardiovascular hospitalisations. Methods: From 2043 patients in the Gulf SAFE registry, 603 patients (mean age 63; 48% male) with DM were included in an analysis of ABC pathway compliance: A—appropriate use of anticoagulation according to CHA2 DS2 ‐VASc score; B—AF symptoms management according to the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) scale; C—Optimised cardiovascular comorbidities management. Results: 86 (14.3%) patients were treated in compliance with the ABC pathway. During 1‐year follow‐up, 207 composite outcome events and 87 deaths occurred. Mortality was significantly lower in the ABC group vs non‐ABC (5.8% vs 15.9%, P = .0014, respectively). On multivariate analysis, ABC compliance was associated with a lower risk of all‐cause death and the composite outcome after 6 months (OR 0.18; 95% CI: 0.42‐0.75 and OR 0.54; 95% Cl: 0.30‐1.00, respectively) and at 1 year (OR 0.30; 95% Cl: 0.11‐0.76 and OR 0.57; 95% Cl: 0.33‐0.97, respectively) vs the non‐ABC group. Conclusions: Compliance with the ABC pathway care was independently associated with the reduced risk of all‐cause death and the composite outcome in DM patients with AF, highlighting the importance of an integrated approach to AF management.