Search Tag: AF
Practice-variation-in-managing-af-during-critical-illness
2018 24 Apr
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia encountered in the intensive care unit. Pre-existing AF is highly prevalent among older patients with chronic conditions who are at risk for critical illness, while new-onset AF can be triggered by accelerated atrial remodelling and arrhythmogenic triggers encountered during critical illness. However,...Read more
High-incidence-of-new-onset-af-in-the-icu
2015 25 Apr
A new study shows that new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF), a common arrhythmia in the ICU, occurred in approximately 5 to 15 percent of all non-cardiac critically ill patients — a figure exceeding previous estimates. Also, hospital mortality in new-onset AF patients was higher than that of patients without AF, according to the study published in the...Read more
P-wave-morphology-and-ischemic-stroke
2014 04 Aug
A recent study has found an association between baseline P-wave morphology and subsequent ischemic stroke risk. The study was led by Hooman Kamel, MD, Department of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York. It was published online in Stroke . Emerging data already suggests that left atrial disease may be a cause of ischemic stroke in the...Read more