EPHA - Observational study on the distribution of the various types of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) 
Head :
Vignal Franck, Sanofi Aventis
Last update : 01/01/2019 | Version : 1 | ID : 85
| General | |
| Identification | |
| Detailed name | Observational study on the distribution of the various types of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) |
| Sign or acronym | EPHA |
| CNIL registration number, number and date of CPP agreement, AFSSAPS (French Health Products Safety Agency) authorisation | CNIL 909020 |
| General Aspects | |
| Medical area |
Cardiology |
| Others (details) | Rhythmology, atrial fibrillation |
| Keywords | arrangements for caring, cardiologist |
| Scientific investigator(s) (Contact) | |
| Name of the director | Vignal |
| Surname | Franck |
| Phone | +33 (0)1 57 63 26 47 |
| franck.vignal@sanofi.com | |
| Unit | Sanofi Aventis |
| Collaborations | |
| Funding | |
| Funding status |
Private |
| Details | Sanofi-aventis France |
| Governance of the database | |
| Sponsor(s) or organisation(s) responsible | Sanofi-aventis France |
| Organisation status |
Private |
| Additional contact | |
| Main features | |
| Type of database | |
| Type of database |
Study databases |
| Study databases (details) |
Not-repeated cross-sectional studies (except case control studies) |
| Database recruitment is carried out by an intermediary |
A selection of health care professionals |
| Database recruitment is carried out as part of an interventional study |
No |
| Database objective | |
| Main objective | Describe the distribution of the various types of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) in patients with an antecedent or in AF followed by a cardiologist in metropolitan France. |
| Inclusion criteria |
• Patients seen in consultation by a cardiologist in general practice or at the hospital and followed by this cardiologist for at least 1 year • Aged 18 years or older • Having an antecedent or a documented AF (by ECG or Holter ECG) for at least one year, regardless of the rhythm on the day of inclusion • Accepting to participate in the study and who have signed the consent agreement |
| Population type | |
| Age |
Adulthood (19 to 24 years) Adulthood (25 to 44 years) Adulthood (45 to 64 years) Elderly (65 to 79 years) Great age (80 years and more) |
| Population covered |
Sick population |
| Gender |
Male Woman |
| Geography area |
National |
| Detail of the geography area | Metropolitan France |
| Data collection | |
| Dates | |
| Date of first collection (YYYY or MM/YYYY) | 2009 |
| Date of last collection (YYYY or MM/YYYY) | 2009 |
| Size of the database | |
| Size of the database (number of individuals) |
[1000-10 000[ individuals |
| Details of the number of individuals | 1470 |
| Data | |
| Database activity |
Data collection completed |
| Type of data collected |
Clinical data Paraclinical data Biological data |
| Clinical data (detail) |
Medical registration |
| Paraclinical data (detail) | ECG - Echocardiography |
| Biological data (detail) | Kalemia - creatininemia - INR |
| Presence of a biobank |
No |
| Health parameters studied |
Health event/morbidity Health care consumption and services |
| Care consumption (detail) |
Hospitalization Medical/paramedical consultation Medicines consumption |
| Procedures | |
| Data collection method | atrial fibrillation, arrangements for caring, cardiologist |
| Participant monitoring |
No |
| Links to administrative sources |
No |
| Promotion and access | |
| Promotion | |
| Access | |
| Terms of data access (charter for data provision, format of data, availability delay) | Methods for accessing the database are currently being defined |
| Access to aggregated data |
Access on specific project only |
| Access to individual data |
Access on specific project only |
