Prognosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation in Asian cities: 1-year review of the Asia-Pacific Heart Rhythm Society Atrial Fibrillation Registry

In this 1-year analysis of the APHRS-AF registry, overall OAC use and persistence were high and were associated with low 1-year cardiovascular mortality and morbidity, but mortality and morbidity related to non-cardiovascular causes were high in AF patients, particularly from malignancy and pneumonia.