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. 2015 Oct;30(5):994-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.06.003. Epub 2015 Jun 16.

Risk factors and outcomes associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation during acute respiratory distress syndrome

Daniel B Ambrus  1 , Emelia J Benjamin  2 , Ednan K Bajwa  3 , Kathryn A Hibbert  3 , Allan J Walkey  4
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Risk factors and outcomes associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation during acute respiratory distress syndrome

Daniel B Ambrus et al. J Crit Care. 2015 Oct.

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Abstract

Purpose: Outcomes and risk factors associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) during acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are unclear. We investigated mortality and risk factors associated with new-onset AF during ARDS.

Materials and methods: We obtained data from the ARDS Network Albuterol for Treatment of Acute Lung Injury trial, which prospectively identified new-onset AF among patients with ARDS as an adverse event. We determined Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation III-adjusted associations between new-onset AF and 90-day mortality. We also examined associations between new-onset AF and markers of inflammation (interleukin 6 and interleukin 8), myocardial injury (troponin I), autonomic activation (epinephrine), and atrial stretch (central venous pressure) as well as other clinical characteristics.

Measurements and main results: Of 282 patients (mean age, 51.6 years; 45% women; 77% white) enrolled in Albuterol for Treatment of Acute Lung Injury, 28 (10%) developed new-onset AF during the study. We did not identify associations between new-onset AF and baseline central venous pressure, plasma levels of troponin I, epinephrine, interleukin 6, or interleukin 8. New-onset AF during ARDS was associated with increased 90-day mortality (new-onset AF, 43% vs no new-onset AF, 19%; Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation-adjusted odds ratio, 3.09 [95% confidence interval, 1.24-7.72]; P = .02).

Conclusion: New-onset AF during ARDS is associated with increased mortality; however, its mechanisms require further study.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00434993.

Keywords: Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Atrial fibrillation; Epinephrine; Interleukins; Mechanism; Mortality; Troponin.

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