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. 2021 Jun:88:133-135.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2021.03.017. Epub 2021 Mar 19.

Pre-admission atrial fibrillation in COVID-19 patients: Prevalence and clinical impact

Vincenzo Russo  1 , Angelo Silverio  2 , Fernando Scudiero  3 , Pierpaolo Di Micco  4 , Marco Di Maio  5
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Pre-admission atrial fibrillation in COVID-19 patients: Prevalence and clinical impact

Vincenzo Russo et al. Eur J Intern Med. 2021 Jun.
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Figures

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Proportion of any ARDS, ARDS at admission, ARDS during hospitalization and death between COVID-19 patients with vs. without history of AF (upper panel). Unweighted and weighted effect of AF history on the risk of any ARDS, ARDS at admission, ARDS during hospitalization, death (lower panel). Risk ratios (RR); Lower confidence interval (LCI); Upper confidence interval (UCI) and P values are represented.
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