Abstract
Conclusion: Results show that overall, only 61% of pacing indications were correctly identified by the general physicians. This suggests that some educations for general physiciansmay be beneficial given the frequency they encounter these patients. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2012.03.081 Prognostic Significance of Atrial Fibrillation in Acute Heart FailureAdmissions:TheNewZealandHeart Failure Registry V. Pera1,∗, R. Troughton2, M. Lund3, R. Doughty4, G. Devlin1, on behalf of the NZHFR Investigators 1 Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand 2 Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand 3 Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand 4 Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand Background: There is limited data available regarding theprognostic implicationof atrial fibrillation (AF) inheart failure patients with preserved systolic function (HFPSF). We report our experience with the New Zealand Heart Failure Registry (NZHFR). Methods: NZHFR is a national, prospective, observational web-based registry. We compared the short-term outcomes of patients in AF vs. Sinus rhythm (SR) in hospitalised patients with HFPSF and those with impaired s
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