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What is the prognostic significance and recurrence risk of new onset atrial fibrillation/flutter in acute pericarditis?
What is the prognostic significance and recurrence risk of new onset atrial fibrillation/flutter in acute pericarditis?
New onset AF/f in acute pericarditis identifies a population with a high recurrence risk (~35%), suggesting these patients should be considered for oral anticoagulation.
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New-onset AF/f in acute pericarditis signals elevated recurrence risk; observational data leaves open anticoagulation benefit pending trials.
Imazio et al. (2015) studied this question.
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