The register of patients with atrial fibrillation in Kursk region (RECUR-AF): design and research strategy
Atrial fibrillation (AF), a common complication of cardiovascular disease, worsens the prognosis, increasing the risk of thromboembolism (TE), primarily a cerebral stroke. High prevalence and medico-social importance, on the one hand, and the presence of a few epidemiological data on the clinical characteristics of AF, the adequacy and effectiveness of therapy, on the other hand, necessitate the implementation of effective ways of monitoring the quality of care. The registers of patients with AF can serve as a technological base of this direction. To study the above aspects of the problem in Kursk region, the register of patients with AF (RECUR-AF) was initiated. The study will make it possible to obtain data from the clinical profile of the patients being studied at the regional level, to determine the measures for optimizing pharmacotherapy, and to develop approaches to reduce the development of the risk of TE and improve the prognosis in patients with AF.