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. 2015 Aug;66(2):148-54.
doi: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2014.11.001. Epub 2014 Dec 3.

Clinical features and in-hospital mortality associated with different types of atrial fibrillation in patients with acute coronary syndrome with and without ST elevation

Héctor González-Pacheco  1 , Manlio F Márquez  2 , Alexandra Arias-Mendoza  3 , Amada Álvarez-Sangabriel  3 , Guering Eid-Lidt  4 , Antonio González-Hermosillo  2 , Francisco Azar-Manzur  3 , Alfredo Altamirano-Castillo  3 , José Luis Briseño-Cruz  3 , Adolfo García-Martínez  3 , Salvador Mendoza-García  3 , Carlos Martínez-Sánchez  3
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Clinical features and in-hospital mortality associated with different types of atrial fibrillation in patients with acute coronary syndrome with and without ST elevation

Héctor González-Pacheco et al. J Cardiol. 2015 Aug.
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Abstract

Background: In patients with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), no conclusive agreement has been reached to date regarding the association between the different types of atrial fibrillation (AF) and the in-hospital mortality risk. We conducted a retrospective cohort study in patients with ACS to determine the prognostic implications of the different types of AF.

Methods: We analyzed 6705 consecutive patients with ACS admitted to a coronary care unit (CCU), including 3094 with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and 3611 with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS). We identified the patients with pre-existing AF, new-onset AF at admission, and new-onset AF at the CCU.

Results: The overall incidence of AF was documented in 360 (5.4%) of the patients (STEMI, 5%; NSTE-ACS, 5.6%), 140 (2.1%) of whom had pre-existing AF, and 220 (3.2%) of whom had new-onset AF (AF at admission, 1.3%; AF at the CCU, 1.9%). The patients with AF had high-risk clinical characteristics and developed major adverse events more frequently than did the patients without AF. The unadjusted in-hospital mortality risk was significantly higher in the patients with pre-existing AF (STEMI, 3.79-fold; NSTE-ACS, 3.4-fold) and AF at the CCU (STEMI, 2.02-fold; NSTE-ACS, 8.09-fold). After adjusting for the multivariate analysis, only the AF at the CCU in the NSTE-ACS group was associated with a 4.40-fold increase in the in-hospital mortality risk (odds ratio 4.40, CI 1.82-10.60, p=0.001). In the STEMI group, the presence of any type of AF was not associated with an increased risk of mortality.

Conclusion: Among the different types of AF in patients with ACS, only the new-onset AF that developed during the CCU stay in patients with NSTE-ACS was associated with a 4.40-fold increase in the in-hospital mortality risk.

Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome; Atrial fibrillation; NSTE-ACS; New-onset atrial fibrillation; STEMI.

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