Does atrial fibrillation affect prognosis in hospitalised COVID-19 patients? A multicentre historical cohort study in the Netherlands.
Jocelyn R SpruitRené W M M JansenJoris R de GrootTim A C de VriesMartin E W HemelsRenee A DoumaLianne R de HaanKees BrinkmanHazra S MoeniralamMartijn de KruifTom DormansBrent AppelmanAuke C ReidingaDaisy RuschNiels C Gritters van den OeverRobert J SchuurmanMartijn BeudelSuat SimsekPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
New-onset AF was associated with an increased incidence of death, ICU admission, complications and a lower chance to be discharged home. These effects were far less pronounced in patients with prevalent AF. Therefore, new-onset AF seems to represent a marker of disease severity, rather than a cause of adverse outcomes.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial appendage
- risk factors
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- sars cov
- emergency department
- intensive care unit
- healthcare
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- clinical trial
- randomized controlled trial
- mechanical ventilation
- cross sectional
- acute coronary syndrome
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation