Long-term impact of newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation during critical care: A Korean nationwide cohort study.

CONCLUSION: The patients who survived after newly diagnosed AF during critical care remained at a higher risk of long-term stroke/SE and mortality than the patients without AF regardless of AF recurrence and the causes of critical care. Close follow-up and continuous anticoagulation might be needed for these patients. PMID: 31051171 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Chest - April 29, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Kim K, Yang PS, Jang E, Yu HT, Kim TH, Uhm JS, Kim JY, Sung JH, Pak HN, Lee MH, Lip GYH, Joung B Tags: Chest Source Type: research