Key result
In hospitalized patients with liver cirrhosis, atrial fibrillation was associated with higher rates of inpatient mortality, stroke, and acute kidney injury (P<0.001).
Why the study?
Atrial fibrillation is common, but outcomes associated with it in hospitalized patients with liver cirrhosis were unknown.
Does the presence of atrial fibrillation increase inpatient mortality, stroke, and acute kidney injury in hospitalized patients with liver cirrhosis?
Observational
Yes
Does the presence of atrial fibrillation increase inpatient mortality, stroke, and acute kidney injury in hospitalized patients with liver cirrhosis?
p-value: p=< 0.001
In hospitalized patients with liver cirrhosis, the presence of atrial fibrillation is associated with significantly higher rates of inpatient mortality, stroke, and acute kidney injury.
AF in cirrhosis was associated with higher inpatient mortality, stroke, and AKI; leaves open whether targeted interventions improve outcomes.
BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice. However, the outcomes associated with AF in hospitalized patients with liver cirrhosis are unknown. AIM: To determine the outcomes of hospitalized patients with liver cirrhosis and AF. METHODS: In this study, we examined morbidity and mortality of patients with concomitant AF and liver cirrhosis from the National Inpatient Sample database, the largest publicly available inpatient healthcare database in the United States. RESULTS: < 0.001). CONCLUSION: In subjects with liver cirrhosis, AF is associated with higher rates of inpatient mortality, stroke, and acute kidney injury compared to those who do not have the cardiac arrhythmia.
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Darrat et al. (2020) conducted an observational in Liver cirrhosis and atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation vs. No atrial fibrillation was evaluated on Inpatient mortality, stroke, and acute kidney injury (p=< 0.001). In hospitalized patients with liver cirrhosis, atrial fibrillation was associated with higher rates of inpatient mortality, stroke, and acute kidney injury (P<0.001).
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