Prevalence, risk determinants and consequences of atrial fibrillation in rheumatic heart disease: 6 years hospital based-Himachal Pradesh- Rheumatic Fever/Rheumatic Heart Disease (HP-RF/RHD) Registry

Objective: To report the prevalence, risk factors and consequences of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients of rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Methods: The Himachal Pradesh- Rheumatic Fever/Rheumatic Heart Disease (HP-RF/RHD) Registry database of 1918 patients was analyzed. AF was diagnosed with 12-le...

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Main Authors: P.C. Negi, Sachin Sondhi, Vivek Rana, Sanjay Rathoure, Ravi Kumar, Nirmal Kolte, Ritesh Kumar, Shivani Rao, Ashish Diman, Kunal Mahajan, Munish Dev, Arvind Kandoria, Neeraj Ganju, Rajeev Bhardwaj, Rajeev Merwaha, Rajesh Sharma, Sanjeev Asotra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483218300518