• Mona Heidarali, Hooman Bakhshandeh, Reza Golpira, Amirfarjam Fazelifar, Abolfath Alizadeh-Diz, Zahra Emkanjoo, Shabnam Madadi, Farzad Kamali, Majid Maleki, LipGregory Y HGYHhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7566-1626Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.Aalborg Thrombosis Research Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark., and Majid Haghjoo.
• Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
• Int. J. Clin. Pract. 2021 Aug 1; 75 (8): e14313.

BackgroundAtrial fibrillation. (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia globally and its prevalence is likely to increase in the next decades as a result of increasing age and co-morbidities. There are no data on demographic features, clinical characteristics, associated comorbidities, and practice patterns of AF in Iran.MethodsThe Iranian Registry of Atrial Fibrillation (IRAF) is a hospital-based prospective survey of AF patients with a 12-month follow-up. Data were collected on a standardized case report form and entered into a web-based electronic database. This paper reports the baseline characteristics of the IRAF cohort.ResultsBetween February 2018 and March 2020, a total of 1300 patients (57% Male, mean age, 60 ± 14 years) were enrolled. Palpitations were the most common presenting symptom (66%). The most common cardiac comorbidities were hypertension (52%), heart failure (23.7%), and valvular heart disease (21.8%). AF mainly presented as a paroxysmal pattern (44.6%). Seventy-eight percent of the patients with non-valvular AF had CHA2 DS2 -VASc score ≥1 and most (97%) were at low risk for bleeding (HAS-BLED score <3). Rhythm control was given to 55.1% of the patients. Anticoagulation for stroke prevention was provided to 69.5% of the eligible patients, while aspirin was used in 35%.ConclusionThe IRAF Registry has provided a systematic collection of contemporary data regarding the management and treatment of AF in Iran. Oral anticoagulant was used in 69.5%, but aspirin use was still common.© 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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