Table 3.
Use of health-care resources according to early rhythm control use
| No rhythm control | Early rhythm control | p | Early rhythm control | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI)* | |||||
| Cardiology visits 1Y, n (%) | 940 (68.3) | 1386 (83.0) | < 0.001 | 2.07 (1.73–2.47) | < 0.001 |
| IM/GP visits 1Y, n (%) | 481 (43.9) | 822 (58.9) | < 0.001 | 1.87 (1.58–2.21) | < 0.001 |
| ER admissions 1Y, n (%) | 290 (21.6) | 371 (22.4) | 0.577 | 1.08 (0.90–1.29) | 0.422 |
| Cardiology visits 2Y, n (%) | 738 (61.6) | 1130 (76.2) | < 0.001 | 1.88 (1.58–2.23) | < 0.001 |
| IM/GP visits 2Y, n (%) | 430 (42.1) | 760 (58.9) | < 0.001 | 2.02 (1.70–2.40) | < 0.001 |
| ER admissions 2Y, n (%) | 181 (15.8) | 242 (16.8) | 0.497 | 1.08 (0.87–1.35) | 0.482 |
| No rhythm control | Early rhythm control | p | Early rhythm control | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta (95% CI)* | |||||
| Length of stay, days mean (SD) | 7.6 (7.1) | 5.9 (6.7) | < 0.001 | − 0.992 (− 1.572/ − 0.412) | 0.001 |
| Cardiology visits 1Y, N mean (SD) | 2.4 (1.9) | 2.7 (2.2) | < 0.001 | 0.349 (0.168/0.530) | < 0.001 |
| IM/GP visits 1Y, N mean (SD) | 3.9 (3.4) | 4.6 (3.9) | 0.004 | 0.589 (0.115/1.062) | 0.015 |
| ER admissions 1Y, N mean (SD) | 1.7 (1.3) | 1.7 (1.4) | 0.704 | 0.005 (− 0.209/0.219) | 0.963 |
| Cardiology visits 2Y, N mean (SD) | 2.0 (1.4) | 2.2 (1.8) | 0.004 | 0.184 (0.025/0.342) | 0.023 |
| IM/GP visits 2Y, N mean (SD) | 3.5 (3.4) | 3.7 (3.3) | 0.505 | 0.094 (− 0.348/0.536) | 0.676 |
| ER admissions 2Y, N mean (SD) | 1.6 (1.2) | 1.6 (1.3) | 0.610 | 0.061 (− 0.193/0.315) | 0.637 |
| No rhythm control | Early rhythm control | p | Early rhythm control | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI)† | |||||
| Any readmission, n (%) | 624 (38.6) | 857 (46.2) | < 0.001 | 1.34 (1.16–1.54) | < 0.001 |
| Any CV readmission, n (%) | 415 (25.7) | 607 (32.7) | < 0.001 | 1.40 (1.20–1.63) | < 0.001 |
| Any AF readmission, n (%) | 205 (12.7) | 408 (22.0) | < 0.001 | 1.76 (1.45–2.12) | < 0.001 |
| Any CV non-AF readmission, n (%) | 303 (18.8) | 317 (17.1) | 0.203 | 0.95 (0.79–1.14) | 0.540 |
| Any non-CV readmission, n (%) | 207 (12.8) | 213 (11.5) | 0.232 | 0.91 (0.74–1.13) | 0.369 |
Bold values depict significant association
1Y 1-year follow-up, 2YR 2 years follow-up, ER emergency room, GP general practitioner, IM internal medicine, OR odds ratio; for other acronyms please see previous tables’ legends.
*Adjusted for CHA2DS2-VASc score, type of AF, EHRA score
†Adjusted for CHA2DS2-VASc score, type of AF, EHRA score, use of OAC