Atrial fibrillation and long-term prognosis in patients hospitalized for heart failure: results from heart failure survey in Israel (HFSIS)

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) commonly coexist, and each adversely affects the other. The aim of the study was to prospectively evaluate the impact of AF and its subtypes on management, and early and long-term outcome of hospitalized HF patients.Data were prospectively collected on HF patients hospitalized in all public hospitals in Israel as part of a national survey (HFSIS). Atrial fibrillation patients were subdivided into...