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Atrial fibrillation inpatient management patterns and clinical outcomes during the conflict in Syria: An observational cohort study.

Ibrahim Antoun, Majed Aljabal, Alkassem Alkhayer, Yaman Mahfoud, Alamer Alkhayer, Peter Simon, Ahmed Kotb, Joseph Barker, Akash Mavilakandy, Muhammad Usman Naseer and 3 more

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Observational study in Perfusion, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28 citing papers in PubMed.

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13 authors.

Ibrahim AntounDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4374-7476
Majed AljabalDepartment of Psychiatry, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
Alkassem AlkhayerDepartment of Medicine, University of Tishreen's Hospital, Latakia, Syria.
Yaman MahfoudDepartment of Medicine, University of Tishreen's Hospital, Latakia, Syria.
Alamer AlkhayerDepartment of Medicine, University of Tishreen's Hospital, Latakia, Syria.
Peter SimonDepartment of Medicine, University of Tishreen's Hospital, Latakia, Syria.
Ahmed KotbDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
Joseph BarkerDepartment of Research, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Akash MavilakandyDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
Muhammad Usman NaseerDepartment of Cardiology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK.
Riyaz SomaniDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
G André NgDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
Mustafa ZakkarDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.

Funding

Abbott LaboratoriesBritish Heart Foundation RG/17/3/32,774Medical Research Council MR/S037306/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BackgroundAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia worldwide. However, there is no data on AF inpatient management strategies and clinical outcomes in Syria.ObjectivesThe study aims were to review the inpatient management of patients with AF and assess cardiovascular (CV) mortality in a tertiary cardiology centre in Latakia, Syria.MethodsA single-centre retrospective observational cohort study was conducted at Tishreen's University Hospital, Latakia, Syria, from June 2021 to June 2023. Patients ≥16 years of age presenting and being treated for AF as the primary diagnosis with or without a thromboembolic event were included. Medical records were examined for patients' demographics, laboratory results, treatment plans and inpatient details. Studied outcomes include inpatient all-cause and CV mortality, ischemic and bleeding events, and conversion to sinus rhythm (SR).ResultsThe study included 596 patients. The median age was 58, and 61% were males. 121 patients (20.3%) were known to have AF. A rhythm control strategy was pursued in 39% of patients. Ischemic and bleeding events occurred in 62 (11%) and 12 (2%), respectively. CV and all-cause mortality occurred in 28 (4.7%) and 31 patients (5%), respectively. The presence of valvular heart disease (VHD) (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 9.1, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.7 to 55.1,

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Atrial FibrillationAdultAgedCohort StudiesFemaleHumansInpatientsMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSyriaTreatment Outcomeatrial fibrillationrhythm controlSyria

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