Integrated care management for older multimorbid patients with atrial fibrillation: Rationale, design and baseline characteristics for the atrial fibrillation integrated approach in frail, multimorbid and polymedicated older people (AFFIRMO) trial.

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Title: Integrated care management for older multimorbid patients with atrial fibrillation: Rationale, design and baseline characteristics for the atrial fibrillation integrated approach in frail, multimorbid and polymedicated older people (AFFIRMO) trial.
Authors: Proietti M; Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; Division of Cardiogeriatric Subacute Care, IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Milan, Italy., Lip GYH; Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science at University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom; Danish Center for Health Services Research, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. Electronic address: gregory.lip@liverpool.ac.uk., Ainsworth J; Centre for Health Informatics and the Health eResearch Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom., Dan GA; Romanian Academy of Scientists, Carola Davila University of Medicine, Bucharest, Romania., Frost L; Danish Center for Health Services Research, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark; Department of Cardiology, Regional Hospital Central Jutland, Silkeborg, Denmark., Graffigna G; EngageMinds HUB-Consumer, Food and Health Engagement Research Center, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy; Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy; Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Cremona, Italy., Lucci D; ANMCO Research Centre, Heart Care Foundation, Florence, Italy., Marin F; Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, IMIB-Arrixaca, CIBERCV, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain., Potpara TS; School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; Intensive Arrhythmia Care, Cardiology Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia., Sanaullah A; Centre for Health Informatics and the Health eResearch Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom., Tokmakova M; Division of Cardiology, First Department of Internal Diseases, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria., Johnsen SP; Danish Center for Health Services Research, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark; Department of Cardiology, Lipidology and Internal Medicine with Intensive Coronary Care Unit, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland. Electronic address: soeren.johnsen@rn.dk., Maggioni AP; ANMCO Research Centre, Heart Care Foundation, Florence, Italy.
Corporate Authors: AFFIRMO Study Investigators and Consortium
Source: American heart journal [Am Heart J] 2026 May; Vol. 295, pp. 107356. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jan 22.
Publication Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Multicenter Study
Journal Info: Publisher: Mosby Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0370465 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1097-6744 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00028703 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am Heart J Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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ISSN:1097-6744
DOI:10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107356