Ce-452772-4 delayed detection of and intervention for incident af in hospitalized patients is common and consequential

Incident atrial fibrillation (AF) affects c.10% of hospitalized patients. Early AF management mitigates risk of complications (e.g. stroke, heart failure, care escalation) yet recognition and intervention is sub-optimal. Prior work here showed a median 1.5 day delay from automated algorithmic AF detection to clinical action in the ICU.
Source: Heart Rhythm - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research