Impact of Atrial Fibrillation on In-Hospital Mortality and Stroke in Acute Aortic Syndromes

Acute aortic syndromes may present with a number of cardiovascular complications, including atrial fibrillation. We assessed the prevalence of atrial fibrillation in patients presenting with acute aortic syndromes and evaluated atrial fibrillation's association with in-hospital mortality and stroke.

Source: The American Journal of Medicine - July 6, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Umberto Campia, Samantha M. Rizzo, Julia E. Snyder, Mariana A. Pfefferman, Ruth B. Morrison, Gregory Piazza, Samuel Z. Goldhaber Source Type: research