Does new-onset atrial fibrillation increase the risk of in-hospital stroke and death in patients hospitalized with severe sepsis?
New-onset atrial fibrillation during hospitalization for severe sepsis is a significant risk factor for in-hospital stroke and mortality.
Among patients with severe sepsis, patients with new-onset AF were at increased risk of in-hospital stroke and death compared with patients with no AF and patients with preexisting AF.
Walkey et al. (Sun,) studied this question.
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