Risk of sick sinus syndrome in patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation: A population-based cohort.
Pil Sung YangDaehoon KimEunsun JangHee Tae YuTae-Hoon KimJung-Hoon SungHui Nam PakMoon-Hyoung LeeBoyoung JoungPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2021)
Incident AF was associated with more than 10 times increased risk of SSS in an elderly population regardless of comorbidities. The risk of pacemaker implantations related with both sinus node dysfunction and AV block was increased in the elderly population with incident AF.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular disease
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- middle aged
- ejection fraction
- heart failure
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- prognostic factors
- left atrial appendage
- community dwelling
- direct oral anticoagulants
- venous thromboembolism
- case report
- left ventricular
- type diabetes