Incidence of new-onset atrial fibrillation in COVID-19 is associated with increased epicardial adipose tissue.
Leandro SlipczukFrancesco CastagnaAlison SchonbergerEitan NovogrodskyDamini DeyUlrich P JordeJeffrey M LevskyLuigi Di BiaseMario J GarciaPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2021)
Increased EAT measured by non-contrast chest CT identifies patients hospitalized with COVID-19 at higher risk of developing new-onset AF. Patients with new-onset AF have worse clinical outcomes.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- coronavirus disease
- adipose tissue
- sars cov
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- magnetic resonance
- heart failure
- peritoneal dialysis
- contrast enhanced
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial
- genome wide
- left atrial appendage
- catheter ablation
- prognostic factors
- metabolic syndrome
- image quality
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- pet ct