National Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial …

D Brieger, J Amerena, JR Attia… - Medical Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasing in prevalence and is associated with
significant morbidity and mortality. The optimal diagnostic and treatment strategies for AF are …

Risk of hospital admissions in patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Meyre, S Blum, S Berger, S Aeschbacher… - Canadian Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with multiple comorbidities and various
adverse outcome events, suggesting a high risk of hospital admissions in this patient …

Interventions for preventing thromboembolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review

A Lowenstern, SM Al-Khatib, L Sharan… - Annals of internal …, 2018 - acpjournals.org
Background: The comparative safety and effectiveness of treatments to prevent
thromboembolic complications in atrial fibrillation (AF) remain uncertain. Purpose: To …

Atrial fibrillation epidemiology, disparity and healthcare contacts: a population-wide study of 5.6 million individuals

SC Chung, R Sofat, D Acosta-Mena… - The Lancet Regional …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background: We aimed to evaluate atrial fibrillation occurrence, reasons for healthcare
visits, mortality, causes of death and examined patterns by relative deprivation in the UK …

Oxidized CaMKII and O-GlcNAcylation cause increased atrial fibrillation in diabetic mice by distinct mechanisms

OO Mesubi, AG Rokita, N Abrol, Y Wu… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Diabetes mellitus (DM) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are major unsolved public health problems,
and diabetes is an independent risk factor for AF. However, the mechanism (s) underlying …

Time trends in patient characteristics, anticoagulation treatment, and prognosis of incident nonvalvular atrial fibrillation in the Netherlands

Q Chen, MMA Toorop, LF Tops, WM Lijfering… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The temporal trend in adverse events regarding stroke prevention for
nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) in the direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) era was rarely …

Determinants of prolonged length of hospital stay of patients with atrial fibrillation

AE Vîjan, IC Daha, C Delcea, GA Dan - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background and Aim: The increasing prevalence and high hospitalization rates make atrial
fibrillation (AF) a significant healthcare strain. However, there are limited data regarding the …

Emergent readmission and long-term mortality risk after incident atrial fibrillation hospitalisation

C Weber, J Hung, S Hickling, I Li, K Murray, T Briffa - Heart, 2023 - heart.bmj.com
Objective To assess the frequency and predictors of unplanned readmissions after
hospitalisation for incident atrial fibrillation (AF) and the association of readmissions with …

Should atrial fibrillation be considered a vascular disease? The need for a comprehensive vascular approach

C Escobar-Cervantes, AP Reino… - Expert Review of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) cannot be considered an isolated disease. Patients with AF
should be managed using a comprehensive approach that is not limited to stroke …

Incidence of All-Cause, Cardiovascular, and Atrial Fibrillation-Related Hospitalizations: Focus on Antiarrhythmic Drugs

D Menichelli, P Pignatelli, T Brogi, A Pannunzio, F Violi… - JACC: Advances, 2024 - jacc.org
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of hospital admission,
but few data on reasons for hospitalization and on the role of anti-arrhythmic drugs are …