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SUBMITTER: Steinberg BA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7058971 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Steinberg Benjamin A BA Turner Jeffrey J Lyons Ann A Biber Joshua J Chelu Mihail G MG Fang James C JC Freedman Roger A RA Han Frederick T FT Hardisty Benjamin B Marrouche Nassir F NF Ranjan Ravi R Shah Rashmee U RU Spertus John A JA Stehlik Josef J Zenger Brian B Piccini Jonathan P JP Hess Rachel R
Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology 20200301 3
<h4>Aims</h4>Incorporating patient-reported outcomes (PROs) into routine care of atrial fibrillation (AF) enables direct integration of symptoms, function, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) into practice. We report our initial experience with a system-wide PRO initiative among AF patients.<h4>Methods and results</h4>All patients with AF in our practice undergo PRO assessment with the Toronto AF Severity Scale (AFSS), and generic PROs, prior to electrophysiology clinic visits. We describ ...[more]