February 1, 2013Academic Emergency MedicineOpen Access

Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and an Alternative Primary Diagnosis in the Emergency Department: A Description of their Characteristics and Outcomes

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Population

416 ED patients with confirmed atrial fibrillation on ECG and an alternative primary ED diagnosis, mean age…

Design

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Follow-up

365 days

Authors

CAClare AtzemaElectrophysiology KLKevin LamThe University of Melbourne CYChristine A. YoungPennsylvania State University

Discussion

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Implication

Alternative primary diagnoses in ED AF warrant careful evaluation; leaves open whether targeted interventions alter outcomes.

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Population

416 ED patients with confirmed atrial fibrillation on ECG and an alternative primary ED diagnosis, mean age 80.3, 50.7% female.

Comparator

ED patients with a primary diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (for secondary analysis)

Outcome

All-cause mortality at 30, 90, and 365 days post-ED visithard clinical

ED patients with atrial fibrillation and an alternative primary diagnosis have significantly higher short- and long-term mortality compared to those with a primary diagnosis of atrial fibrillation.

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Atzema et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a87ed645ed0ab632b4902b3 https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.12078

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Atrial fibrillation Persistent AF management Anticoagulation in AF AF ablation outcomes

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Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and an Alternative Primary Diagnosis in the Emergency Department: A Description of their Characteristics and Outcomes

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Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and an Alternative Primary Diagnosis in the Emergency Department: A Description of their Characteristics and Outcomes

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