Comparative Rates of Stroke and Rehospitalization of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation Following Major Emergency Abdominal Surgery and Patients with Non-perioperative Atrial Fibrillation.
Amine TasEmil Loldrup FosbølMorten Vester-AndersenJakob BurcharthJawad Haider ButtLars KøberAnna GundlundPublished in: European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes (2024)
POAF in relation to major emergency abdominal surgery was associated with similar rates of stroke as non-perioperative AF. These results suggest that POAF not only carry an acute burden but also a long-term burden in patients undergoing major emergency abdominal surgery.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- patients undergoing
- oral anticoagulants
- public health
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- emergency department
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- cardiac surgery
- healthcare
- heart failure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- liver failure
- emergency medical
- respiratory failure
- intensive care unit
- acute coronary syndrome
- drug induced
- venous thromboembolism
- left ventricular
- hepatitis b virus
- brain injury
- coronary artery disease
- mitral valve
- mechanical ventilation