Systemic Sclerosis Is Associated With Increased Inpatient Mortality in Patients Admitted for Atrial Fibrillation: Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample

Conclusions Patients admitted primarily for AFib with a secondary diagnosis of SSc have more than 3 times the odds of inpatient death compared with those without coexisting SSc. Hospital LOS, total hospital charges, likelihood of undergoing ablation, and electrical cardioversion were similar in both groups.
Source: JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research