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Multidisciplinary Atrial Fibrillation Clinics: A Model for Comprehensive Management

Mahmoud Abdelnabi1, Firas Ashour2, Cristian Rodriguez2

  • 1Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA.

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine
|October 15, 2025
PubMed

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Multidisciplinary atrial fibrillation (AF) clinics offer a comprehensive approach to managing this common heart rhythm disorder. These specialized clinics improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs by coordinating care.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia, contributing significantly to patient morbidity, mortality, and elevated healthcare expenditures.
  • Effective AF management necessitates a holistic, patient-centric strategy encompassing risk factor reduction, rate/rhythm control, and thromboembolism prevention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the rationale, structure, benefits, challenges, and future trajectory of multidisciplinary AF clinics.
  • To highlight the pivotal role of these clinics in optimizing the comprehensive management of atrial fibrillation.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of existing studies and models of multidisciplinary AF clinics.
  • Analysis of the components contributing to the success and limitations of these integrated care models.

Main Results:

  • Multidisciplinary AF clinics provide a structured framework for coordinated patient care.
  • These clinics demonstrate potential for enhancing patient outcomes and mitigating the economic burden associated with AF.

Conclusions:

  • Multidisciplinary AF clinics represent a valuable model for improving the management of atrial fibrillation.
  • Further research and implementation are warranted to fully realize the potential of these integrated care approaches in optimizing AF patient management and reducing healthcare costs.

Keywords:
atrial fibrillationcerebrovascular strokeclinicsmultidisciplinary clinicspreventionrisk factorsthromboembolic events

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