Incidence, Risk Factors and Subsequent Prognostic Impact of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Infective Endocarditis.

CONCLUSIONS: New-onset AF, not prior AF, was a prognostic factor in IE patients, which was mainly associated with increased risk of short-term death. Patients with concomitant rheumatic heart disease, poor cardiac function, and larger LAD had higher risk of developing new AF. PMID: 31839653 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Circulation Journal - December 13, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Wei XB, Huang JL, Liu YH, Duan CY, Su ZD, Wang Y, Yu DQ, Chen JY Tags: Circ J Source Type: research