ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
The Impact of COVID-19 on Admissions and Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Episodes in the Emergency Department.
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- Atrial fibrillation in the emergency department: Predictors of admission and discharge-A nationwide analysis.Heart rhythm O2 · 2025Article
- The Conditions of Survival of Patients with a SARS-CoV-2 Infection Burdened by Cardiovascular Pathologies in a Temporary Hospital in Gdańsk in 2021 and 2022.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Cardiovascular risk and the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based and case‒control studies.Population health metrics · 2024Article
- Admissions to the Emergency Department Due to Atrial Fibrillation/Atrial Flutter Incidents during the Third Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Temporal trends in cardiovascular care: Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of admissions to the emergency department (ED) due to a primary diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF) has decreased when compared to pre-pandemic times. The principal aim of the study was to assess the frequency of SARS-CoV-2 infections and sinus rhythm restoration among patients who arrived at the ED with AF. Secondary aims included determining whether patients arriving at the ED principally due to AF delayed their presentations and whether the frequency of successful cardioversion for AF was decreased during the pandemic period. MATERIALS AND
methodsA retrospective analysis of medical records of patients admitted to two hospital EDs due to AF during July-December 2019 (pre-pandemic period) versus July-December 2020 (pandemic period) was performed.
resultsDuring the study periods, 601 ED visits by 497 patients were made due to the primary diagnosis of AF. The patients were aged 71.2+/-13.5 years and 51.3% were male. The duration of an AF episode before the ED admission was 10 h (4.5-30 h) during the pandemic period vs. 5 h (3-24 h) during the non-pandemic period (
conclusions1. The number of AF episodes treated in these two EDs was lower during the pandemic than non-pandemic period. 2. The patients with AF appeared at the ED later after AF onset in the pandemic period. 3. Successful cardioversion of atrial fibrillation was more frequent during the pre-pandemic period in one of the two hospitals. 4. A difference of approaches to the treatment of short-lasting AF episodes between EDs during the pandemic period may exist between these two EDs. 5. The patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic constituted a small percentage of the patients admitted to EDs due to an AF episode.
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