Does new onset and pre-existing atrial fibrillation predict mortality in COVID-19 patients?

Selim Aydemir Emrah Aksakal Faruk Aydınyılmaz Oktay Gülcü Ibrahim Saraç Sidar Şiyar Aydın Remziye Doğan Merve Lazoğlu Kamuran Kalkan

Published in: The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology (2022)

Pre-existing AF and in-hospital NOAF were associated with increased mortality and severity in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. In addition, NOAF was observed as an independent prognostic indicator in terms of total mortality.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
cardiovascular events
sars cov
risk factors
healthcare
emergency department
catheter ablation
direct oral anticoagulants
acute coronary syndrome
venous thromboembolism
left ventricular
mitral valve