BACKGROUND Current management of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is limited by low detection of AF, non-adherence to guidelines, and lack of consideration of patients' preferences, thus highlighting the need for a more holistic and integrated approach to AF management. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine whether a mobile health (mHealth) technology-supported AF integrated management strategy would reduce AF-related adverse events, compared with usual care. METHODS This is a cluster randomized trial of patients with AF older than 18 years of age who were enrolled in 40 cities in China. Recruitment began on June 1, 2018 and follow-up ended on August 16, 2019. Patients with AF were randomized to receive usual care, or integrated care based on a mobile AF Application (mAFA) incorporating the ABC (Atrial Fibrillation Better Care) Pathway: A, Avoid stroke; B, Better symptom management; and C, Cardiovascular and other comorbidity risk reduction. The primary composite outcome was a composite of stroke/thromboembolism, all-cause death, and rehospitalization. Rehospitalization alone was a secondary outcome. Cardiovascular events were assessed using Cox proportional hazard modeling after adjusting for baseline risk. RESULTS There were 1,646 patients allocated to mAFA intervention (mean age, 67.0 years; 38.0% female) with mean follow-up of 262 days, whereas 1,678 patients were allocated to usual care (mean age, 70.0 years; 38.0% female) with mean follow-up of 291 days. Rates of the composite outcome of 'ischemic stroke/systemic thromboembolism, death, and rehospitalization' were lower with the mAFA intervention compared with usual care (1.9% vs. 6.0%; hazard ratio [HR]: 0.39; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.22 to 0.67; p < 0.001). Rates of rehospitalization were lower with the mAFA intervention (1.2% vs. 4.5%; HR: 0.32; 95% CI: 0.17 to 0.60; p < 0.001). Subgroup analyses by sex, age, AF type, risk score, and comorbidities demonstrated consistently lower HRs for the composite outcome for patients receiving the mAFA intervention compared with usual care (all p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS An integrated care approach to holistic AF care, supported by mHealth technology, reduces the risks of rehospitalization and clinical adverse events. (Mobile Health [mHealth] technology integrating atrial fibrillation screening and ABC management approach trial; ChiCTR-OOC-17014138). (C) 2020 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [H2501]; National Key Research and Development Project of China [2018YFC2001200]; Health and Family Planning Commission of Heilongjiang Province, China [2017-036]; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Group on Atrial Fibrillation management at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
第一作者单位:[1]Chinese Peoples Liberat Army Gen Hosp, Med Sch Chinese PLA, Dept Cardiol, Beijing, Peoples R China
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通讯机构:[1]Chinese Peoples Liberat Army Gen Hosp, Med Sch Chinese PLA, Dept Cardiol, Beijing, Peoples R China[2]Univ Liverpool, Liverpool Ctr Cardiovasc Sci, Liverpool, Merseyside, England[3]Liverpool Heart & Chest Hosp, Liverpool, Merseyside, England[4]Aalborg Univ, Dept Clin Med, Aalborg Thrombosis Res Unit, Aalborg, Denmark[*1]Liverpool Ctr Cardiovasc Sci, William Henry Duncan Bldg,6 West Derby St, Liverpool L7 8TX, Merseyside, England[*2]Chinese Peoples Liberat Army Gen Hosp, Dept Cardiol, 28 Fuxin Rd, Beijing 100853, Peoples R China
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Guo Yutao,Lane Deirdre A.,Wang Limin,et al.Mobile Health Technology to Improve Care for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation[J].JOURNAL of the AMERICAN COLLEGE of CARDIOLOGY.2020,75(13):1523-1534.doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2020.01.052.
APA:
Guo, Yutao,Lane, Deirdre A.,Wang, Limin,Zhang, Hui,Wang, Hao...&Lip, Gregory Y. H..(2020).Mobile Health Technology to Improve Care for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation.JOURNAL of the AMERICAN COLLEGE of CARDIOLOGY,75,(13)
MLA:
Guo, Yutao,et al."Mobile Health Technology to Improve Care for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation".JOURNAL of the AMERICAN COLLEGE of CARDIOLOGY 75..13(2020):1523-1534