First-line Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation in Cardiology and Geriatric Departments (ACFA)

Centre Hospitalier Régional Metz-Thionville

Status: Completed

Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02884661

2015-05Obs-CHRMT

Details and patient eligibility

About

In order to evaluate the implementation for the recommendations about the patient care for atrial fibrillation in aged patients, a non-interventional study is performed retrospectively by comparing two approach of the focus in Cardiology Department and in Geriatric unit.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 75+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• having an atrial fibrillation
• cared in Cardiology department or in geriatric unit

Exclusion criteria

• having a mitral valvulopathy, or a valvular disease with a surgery indication
• having a valvular prosthesis
• history of valve reconstruction

Trial design

100 participants in 2 patient groups

Hospitalization in Cardiology department

Description:

Patients cared by the Cardiology department

Hospitalization in Geriatric unit

Description:

Patients cared by the Geriatric unit