A patient with atrial fibrillation and comorbidities in clinical practice

Abstract

This article focuses on the etiology and pathogenesis of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation in patients with comorbidities such as coronary artery disease, heart failure, type 2 diabetes, and chronic kidney disease. The authors discuss the interconnection of atrial fibrillation and these diseases, and also note the need for protection of such patients (prevention of cardioembolic stroke and other systemic embolism, reduction of coronary risk, improvement of prognosis, slowing the progression of renal dysfunction, increasing medical adherence, etc.) by adequate antithrombotic therapy that does not lose effectiveness and/or safety in presence of multiple diseases and polypharmacy.

Keywords

• atrial fibrillation
• comorbidity
• old age
• new oral anticoagulants
• rivaroxaban