ArticleJournal of osteopathic medicine2021
Development of atrial fibrillation following trauma increases short term risk of cardiovascular events.
Article in Journal of osteopathic medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Incidence and Risk Factors of Developing a Dysrhythmia After Blunt Thoracic Trauma.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Analysis of Global Research Trends of Trauma-Related Arrhythmias.Open access emergency medicine : OAEM · 2025Article
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Abstract
contextNew onset atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with poor outcomes in several different patient populations.
objectivesTo assess the effect of developing AF on cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction (MI) and cerebrovascular accident (CVA) during the acute index hospitalization for trauma patients.
methodsThe Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project State Inpatient Databases for California and Florida were used to identify adult trauma patients (18 years of age or older) who were admitted between 2007 and 2010. After excluding patients with a history of AF and prior history of cardiovascular events, patients were evaluated for MI, CVA, and death during the index hospitalization. A secondary analysis was performed using matched propensity scoring based on age, race, and preexisting comorbidities.
resultsDuring the study period, 1,224,828 trauma patients were admitted. A total of 195,715 patients were excluded for a prior history of AF, MI, or CVA. Of the remaining patients, 15,424 (1.5%) met inclusion criteria and had new onset AF after trauma. There was an associated increase in incidence of MI (2.9 vs. 0.7%; p<0.001), CVA (2.6 vs. 0.4%; p<0.001), and inpatient mortality (8.5 vs. 2.1%; p<0.001) during the index hospitalization in patients who developed new onset AF compared with those who did not. Cox proportional hazards regression demonstrated an increased risk of MI (odds ratio [OR], 2.35 [2.13-2.60]), CVA (OR, 3.90 [3.49-4.35]), and inpatient mortality (OR, 2.83 [2.66-3.00]) for patients with new onset AF after controlling for all other potential risk factors.
conclusionsNew onset AF in trauma patients was associated with increased incidence of myocardial infarction (MI), cerebral vascular accident (CVA), and mortality during index hospitalization in this study.
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