Atrial fibrillation of new onset during acute illness: prevalence of, and risk factors for, persistence after hospital discharge

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) of new onset during acute illness (AFNOAI) has a variable incidence of 1%–44% in hospitalized patients. This study assesses the risk factors for persistence of AFNOAI in the 5 years after hospital discharge for critically ill patients. Methods This was a retrospec...

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Published in:	Acute and Critical Care
Main Authors:	Abarna Ramanathan, John Paul Pearl, Manshi Li, Xiaofeng Wang, Divyajot Sadana, Abhijit Duggal
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine 2021-11-01
Subjects:	atrial fibrillation paroxysmal atrial fibrillation persistent atrial fibrillation
Online Access:	http://www.accjournal.org/upload/pdf/acc-2021-00577.pdf