Recommendation to Address Health Inequities and Barriers to AF Management

Referenced studies that support the recommendation are summarized in the Online Data Supplement.

COR	LOE	Recommendation
1	B-NR	1. Patients with AF, regardless of sex1 and gender diversity, race and ethnicity,2 or adverse social determinants of health (SDOH),3,4* should be equitably offered guideline-directed stroke risk reduction therapies as well as rate or rhythm control strategies and LRFM as indicated to improve quality of life (QOL) and prevent adverse outcomes.

^*Including lower income, lower education, inadequate or lack of insurance coverage, or rurality.^3–5