ArticleJournal of the Saudi Heart Association2021
Is Atrial Fibrillation a Risk Factor for Worse Outcomes in Severe COVID-19 Patients: A Single Center Retrospective Cohort.
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- Complications of new-onset atrial fibrillation in critically ill COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU): a meta-analysis.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Outcomes and mortality associated with atrial arrhythmias among patients hospitalized with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Cardiology journalPooled it
- New-Onset, But Not Chronic Atrial Fibrillation, Is a Significant Factor Contributing to Mortality Among Patients with Severe COVID-19.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Article
- A Multicenter Study Assessing the Optimal Anticoagulation Strategies in COVID-19 Critically Ill Patients with New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation: Balancing Effectiveness and Safety.International journal of general medicine · 2024Article
- New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in the Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients Hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- COVID-19 HEART unveiling as atrial fibrillation: pathophysiology, management and future directions for research.The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2023Review
- Integrative bioinformatics analysis reveals STAT2 as a novel biomarker of inflammation-related cardiac dysfunction in atrial fibrillation.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2023Article
- Does new onset and pre-existing atrial fibrillation predict mortality in COVID-19 patients?The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2022Article
- Comprehensive bioinformatics analysis reveals common potential mechanisms, progression markers, and immune cells of coronary virus disease 2019 and atrial fibrillation.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Incidence and Clinical Outcomes of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Critically lll Patients with COVID-19: A Multicenter Cohort Study - New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation and COVID-19.Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/HemostasisArticle
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Abstract
introductionNew onset atrial fibrillation leads to worse outcomes in patients with sepsis. The association between new onset atrial fibrillation (AF) in COVID19 patients with COVID19 outcomes are lacking. This study aims to determine whether new onset atrial fibrillation in COVID19 patients admitted in the ICU is a risk factor for death or requirement of mechanical ventilation (MV).
methodsThis is a retrospective study conducted in a cohort of COVID-19 patients admitted to Bahrain Defence Force COVID19 Field ICU between April 2020 to November 2020. Data were extracted from the electronic medical records. The patients who developed new onset AF during admission were compared to patients who remained in sinus rhythm. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to control for confounders and estimate the effect of AF on the outcomes of these patients.
resultsOur study included a total of 492 patients out of which 30 were diagnosed with new onset AF. In the AF group, the primary outcome occurred in 66.7% of patients (n = 20). In the control group, 17.1% (n = 79) developed the primary outcome. Upon adjusting for the confounders in the multivariate regression model, AF had an odds ratio of 3.96 (95% CI: 1.05-14.98; p = 0.042) for the primary outcome.
conclusionOur results indicate that new onset AF is a risk factor for worse outcomes in patients admitted with COVID19 in the ICU.
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