Descriptive of AF progression across four HATCH score group among patients with paroxysmal AF at baseline and 12 month follow-up
| HATCH score* | Overall N=3958 | No AF progression N=3393 | AF progression N=565 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Risk | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) |
| 0 | Very low | 341 | (8.6) | 311 | (9.2) | 30 | (5.3) |
| 1 | Low | 1128 | (29) | 977 | (29) | 151 | (27) |
| 2–4 | Moderate | 2192 | (55) | 1868 | (55) | 324 | (57) |
| 5–7 | High | 297 | (7.5) | 237 | (7.0) | 60 | (11) |
*HATCH score=Hypertension+(Age >75 years)+(TIA or stroke)×2+Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease+(congestive heart failure)×2.6
AF, atrial fibrillation; HATCH, hypertension, age, TIA/stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure.