Increased mortality in patients with secondary diagnosis of atrial fibrillation: Report from Chinese AF registry.
Xing-Hui ShaoYan-Min YangJun ZhuLi-Tian YuLi-Sheng LiuPublished in: Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc (2020)
Patients presenting to ED with secondary diagnosis of AF were suffering from higher mortality risks compared with primary AF diagnosis patients. Physicians should distinguish these two groups in clinical practice.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- clinical practice
- emergency department
- prognostic factors
- primary care
- cardiovascular disease
- risk factors
- left atrial appendage
- case report
- risk assessment
- direct oral anticoagulants
- patient reported outcomes
- oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- acute coronary syndrome
- patient reported