Addressing multimorbidity in elderly atrial fibrillation patients through interdisciplinary, tailored, patient-centered care pathways

Project Information

EHRA - PATHS

Grant agreement ID: 945260

DOI 10.3030/945260

EC signature date 22 January 2021

Start date 1 April 2021

End date 31 March 2026

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Health, demographic change and well-being

Total cost € 5 999 776,25

EU contribution € 5 999 776,25

Coordinated by

SOCIETE EUROPEENNE DE CARDIOLOGIE
France

Deliverables

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Website

The website includes a presentation of the projects background objectives methodologies and potential reach with a scientific and a lay version b a database of most influential published papers on this field of study with lay summaries c purposely written scientific documents addressing the limitations of current knowledge on the field with a lay summary

Documents, reports (1)

Questionnaire for healthcare professionals

KCL will design a questionnaire with the aim to get a comprehensive view on the current pathways and gaps in the management of multimorbid elderly AF patients The questionnaire will be tailored to healthcare providers located in various centres in Europe Specific questions will be based on a the knowledge and insights retrieved from WP1 b the available literature and c the expertise of all consortium partners collected during the workshop coupled with the project kickoff meeting The empty questionnaire will be submitted as a deliverable

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (10)

Working together to ensure the realisation of ‘life to years

Author(s): Collins, R.
Published in: Netherlands Heart Journal, 2022, ISSN 1876-6250
Publisher: Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum B.V.
DOI: 10.1007/s12471-022-01739-y

ESC and EHRA lead a path towards integrated care for multimorbid atrial fibrillation patients: the Horizon 2020 EHRAPATHS project

Author(s): Heidbuchel H, Van Gelder IC, Desteghe L
Published in: European Heart Journal, Issue Volume 43, Issue 15, 14 April 2022, 2022, Page(s) Pages 1450-1452, ISSN 1522-9645
Publisher: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab672

The Polish perspective in the EHRA-PATHS study

Author(s): Lee, Geraldine; Farkowski, Michał M; Baker, Edward; Sterliński, Maciej; van Gelder, Isabelle C; Dąbrowski, Rafal; Desteghe, Lien; Szumowski, Łukasz; Merino, Jose L; Collins, Ronan; Rienstra, Michiel; Heidbuchel, Hein
Published in: Kardiologia Polska, Issue Vol 81, No 6 (2023), 2023, ISSN 0022-9032
Publisher: Polskie Towarzystwo Kardiologiczne
DOI: 10.33963/kp.a2023.0069

The challenge of managing multimorbid atrial fibrillation: a pan-European European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) member survey of current management practices and clinical priorities

Author(s): Geraldine Lee, Edward Baker, Ronan Collins, Jose L Merino, Lien Desteghe, Hein Heidbuchel
Published in: EP Europace, 2022, ISSN 1532-2092
Publisher: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euac136

Cardiovascular and renal multimorbidity increase risk of atrial fibrillation in the PREVEND cohort

Author(s): Colinda Van Deutekom; Bastiaan Geelhoed; Barbara C Van Munster; Stephan J L Bakker; Ron T Gansevoort; Isabelle C Van Gelder; Michiel Rienstra
Published in: Open Heart, Issue Vol 10, Iss 2 (2023), 2023, ISSN 2053-3624
Publisher: London: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2014-
DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2023-002315

Atrial fibrillation and heart failure temporality: does it matter?

Author(s): van Deutekom, Colinda; Van Gelder, Isabelle C.; Rienstra, Michiel
Published in: EP Europace, Issue 25 (2), 2023, 2022, ISSN 1099-5129
Publisher: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euac255

Atrial fibrillation‑specific refinement of the STOP‑Bang sleep apnoea screening questionnaire: insights from the Virtual‑SAFARI study

Author(s): Konstanze, Betz; Verhaert, Dominique V. M.; Gawalko, Monika; Hermans, Astrid N. L.; Habibi, Zarina; Pluymaekers, Nikki A. H. A.; van der Velden, Rachel M. J.; Homberg, Marloes; Philippens, Suzanne; Hereijgers, Maartje J. M.; Vorstermans, Bianca; Simons, Sami O.; den Uijl, Dennis W.; Chaldoupi, Sevasti‑Maria; Luermans, Justin G. L. M.; Westra, Sjoerd W.; Lankveld, Theo; van Steenwijk, Reindert P.
Published in: Clinical research in cardiology, Issue 112(6), 2023, 2023, ISSN 1861-0684
Publisher: Steinkopff
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-023-02157-9

Multimorbidity in patients with atrial fibrillation

Author(s): Lobeek, Michelle; Middeldorp, Melissa E; Van Gelder, Isabelle C; Rienstra, Michiel
Published in: Openheart, Issue 11 (1), 2024, 2024, ISSN 2053-3624
Publisher: London: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2014-
DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2024-002641

Development of systematic care pathways to tackle multimorbidity in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: results of a Delphi process among the Horizon 2020 EHRA-PATHS investigators

Author(s): Onder, R; Vijgen, J; Desteghe, L; Heidbuchel, H
Published in: European Heart Journal, Issue 44 (2), 2024, 2023, ISSN 0195-668X
Publisher: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad655.2956

Implementation of a screening and management pathway for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients with atrial fibrillation

Author(s): van der Velden, Rachel; Hereijgers, Maartje; Arman, Nazia; van Middendorp, Naomi; Gawalko, Monika; Verhaert, Dominique V.M.; Habibi, Zarina; Vernooy, Kevin; Koltowski, Lukasz; Hendriks, Jeroen M.; Hein, Heidbuchel; Desteghe, Lien; Simons, Sami O.; Linz, Dominik; Franssen, Frits M.E
Published in: Europace, Issue 25 (7), 2024, 2023, ISSN 1099-5129
Publisher: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euad193