Table 1.
Demographics | Age, sex, race |
Habits | Smoking (never/former, current); alcohol use |
Anthropometry | Body mass index; SBP, DBP |
Social, economic factors | Marital status; income, assets, insurance, education |
AF assessments, treatment | Date of diagnosis, history of cardioversion/pulmonary vein isolation; anticoagulation history |
Prevalent Conditions (definitions) | CHD (prior MI, catheterization, positive stress test) |
History of stroke or transient ischemic attack | |
CHF (LVEF<40% or ≥ NYHA II) | |
DM (HgbA1c ≥ 7%, medications, history) | |
HTN (SBP ≥ 140 mm Hg, DBP ≥ 90 mm Hg, medications) | |
Medications | Antiarrhythmics, beta and calcium channel blockers, digoxin, anticoagulants (VKA, NOAC, aspirin) |
Health-related Quality of Life* | Atrial Fibrillation Effect on QualiTy of life (AFEQT)[19] |
Adherence* | Morisky Medication Adherence Scale, 8 items (MMAS-8)[20] |
Patient Activation* | Patient Activation Measure[26] |
Hospitalization events, Vital status† | Electronic health record, telephone contact |
SBP indicates systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; CHD, coronary disease; MI, myocardial infarction; CHF, congestive heart failure; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; NYHA, New York Heart Association class; DM, diabetes; HTN, hypertension; VKA, Vitamin K antagonist; NOAC, novel oral anti-coagulant.
Indicates assessed at baseline and 30-day follow-up.
Indicates assessed at 90 days.