Atrial fibrillation management, outcomes and predictors of stable disease in daily practice: prospective non-interventional study.

Background: We aimed to describe the current management of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) by cardiologists, and to identify predicting factors for a stable disease course.

Methods: 2753 consecutive patients with ECG-confirmed AF in the previous 12 months were documented in a 1-year observational (non-interventional) study from 616 centers. Stable disease was defined as having neither AF related intervention nor change in antiarrhythmic therapy in the previous 12 months.