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ArticleBMC proceedings2024

Research priorities for the study of atrial fibrillation during acute and critical illness: recommendations from the Symposium on Atrial Fibrillation in Acute and Critical Care.

Stephanie Sibley, Clare Atzema, Martin Balik, Jonathan Bedford, David Conen, Tessa Garside, Brian Johnston, Salmaan Kanji, Camron Landry, William McIntyre and 11 more

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Article in BMC proceedings, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. A prospective, multi-site, observational study assessing the treatment thresholds of new onset atrial fibrillation in the critically ill.Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine · 2026
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  5. Epidemiology and pharmacological management of new onset atrial fibrillation in critically ill adults: A multicentre observational study.Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Stephanie SibleyDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Queen's University, 76 Stuart Street, Kingston, ON, K7L 2V7, Canada. stephanie.sibley@kingstonhsc.ca.
Clare AtzemaDepartment of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Martin BalikDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia.
Jonathan BedfordUniversity of Oxford Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Oxford, UK.
David ConenPopulation Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
Tessa GarsideUniversity of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Brian JohnstonInstitute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health, and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Salmaan KanjiThe Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
Camron LandryDivision of Critical Care Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
William McIntyrePopulation Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
David M MasloveDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Queen's University, 76 Stuart Street, Kingston, ON, K7L 2V7, Canada.
John MuscedereDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Queen's University, 76 Stuart Street, Kingston, ON, K7L 2V7, Canada.
Marlies OstermannKing's College London, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital London, London, UK.
Frank ScheuemeyerDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Andrew SeeleyThe Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
Marco SivilottiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.
Jennifer TsangNiagara Health Knowledge Institute, Niagara Health, St. Catharines, Canada.
Michael K WangPopulation Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
Ingeborg WeltersInstitute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health, and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Allan WalkeyDivision of Health Systems Science, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Brian CuthbertsonDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia encountered in acute and critical illness and is associated with poor short and long-term outcomes. Given the consequences of developing AF, research into prevention, prediction and treatment of this arrhythmia in the critically ill are of great potential benefit, however, study of AF in critically ill patients faces unique challenges, leading to a sparse evidence base to guide management in this population. Major obstacles to the study of AF in acute and critical illness include absence of a common definition, challenges in designing studies that capture complex etiology and assess causality, lack of a clear outcome set, difficulites in recruitment in acute environments with respect to timing, consent, and workflow, and failure to embed studies into clinical care platforms and capitalize on emerging technologies. Collaborative effort by researchers, clinicians, and stakeholders should be undertaken to address these challenges, both through interdisciplinary cooperation for the optimization of research efficiency and advocacy to advance the understanding of this common and complex arrhythmia, resulting in improved patient care and outcomes. The Symposium on Atrial Fibrillation in Acute and Critical Care was convened to address some of these challenges and propose potential solutions.

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Atrial fibrillationCritical IllnessResearch

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PMID39497129
PMCPMC11536622

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