Integrated Care in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
– The iCARE-AF Study

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia with an estimated 33.5 million patients globally in 2010. 

Goal 

• Reduce all-cause hospitalisation and mortality in patients with AF. To test this hypothesis, the iCARE-AF clinic will be compared with standard care in a prospective, multi-centre, controlled trial.  
  

Aims  

• To implement and disseminate integrated outpatient services (AF-clinics).  
  
• Improve efficiency and outcomes of AF treatment by applying integrated care approach. 
• To investigate the role of nurses and allied professionals in this integrated care approach. 
• To contribute to healthcare reform and redesigning AF practice.