Heart failure (HF), coronary artery disease (CAD) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are among the most relevant cardiovascular diseases contributing to overall morbidity and mortality each itself and in particular in case of their coexistence. Several new therapies have been introduced in randomized controlled trials but confirmation data of treatment effects in real-world cohorts using a standardized methodology is scarce. The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) defined standard variable sets for all three diseases in order to objectively monitor the course of disease.
To evaluate current health care utilization and interactions between diseases and treatments in patients with HF, CAD and AF as well as patient-oriented values study initiator will build a prospective, observational, multicenter cardiovascular registry using standardized patient variables and endpoints based on the ICHOM recommendations.
