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Table 2 Risk of adverse clinical events and relationship with ABC pathway, according to cluster (n=6091)

From: Clinical complexity and impact of the ABC (Atrial fibrillation Better Care) pathway in patients with atrial fibrillation: a report from the ESC-EHRA EURObservational Research Programme in AF General Long-Term Registry

 

High clinical complexity cluster

N=2398

Moderate clinical complexity cluster

N=3693

All-cause death, n (%)

363 (15.1)

172 (4.6)

 ABC adherent, vs. non-adherent

0.74 [0.56–0.98]

0.83 [0.59–1.16]

 1 ABC criteria, vs. 0

0.54 [0.34–0.84]

0.42 [0.18–1.01]

 2 ABC criteria, vs. 0

0.36 [0.23–0.56]

0.32 [0.14–0.73]

 3 ABC criteria, vs. 0

0.32 [0.20–0.52]

0.29 [0.12–0.69]

 For each criteria

0.71 [0.62–0.82]

0.79 [0.64–0.96]

 2–3 ABC criteria, vs. 0–1

0.60 [0.48–0.75]

0.67 [0.47–0.96]

MACE, n (%)

375 (15.6)

203 (5.5)

 ABC adherent, vs. non-adherent

0.80 [0.60–1.08]

0.58 [0.39–0.85]

 1 ABC criteria, vs. 0

0.63 [0.36–1.09]

0.62 [0.24–1.60]

 2 ABC criteria, vs. 0

0.45 [0.26–0.78]

0.41 [0.16–1.03]

 3 ABC criteria, vs. 0

0.41 [0.23–0.74]

0.27 [0.10–0.70]

 For each criteria

0.77 [0.66–0.90]

0.65 [0.53–0.81]

 2–3 ABC criteria, vs. 0–1

0.66 [0.51–0.85]

0.55 [0.38–0.79]

Composite outcome, n (%)

554 (23.1)

320 (8.7)

 ABC adherent, vs. non-adherent

0.76 [0.60–0.96]

0.70 [0.54–0.92]

 1 ABC criteria, vs. 0

0.62 [0.40–0.94]

0.65 [0.29–1.42]

 2 ABC criteria, vs. 0

0.44 [0.29–0.66]

0.46 [0.21–1.00]

 3 ABC criteria, vs. 0

0.38 [0.25–0.60]

0.36 [0.16–0.80]

 For each criteria

0.75 [0.66–0.85]

0.74 [0.63–0.87]

 2–3 ABC criteria, vs. 0–1

0.64 [0.53–0.78]

0.63 [0.48–0.84]

  1. Legend: HR [95%CI] adjusted for age, sex, type of AF, hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease and previous thromboembolism