January 22, 2001Archives of Internal Medicine147 citations
Incident Thromboembolism in the Aorta and the Renal, Mesenteric, Pelvic, and Extremity Arteries After Discharge From the Hospital With a Diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation
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Key Result
A hospital diagnosis of atrial fibrillation significantly increases the risk of peripheral arterial thromboembolic complications after discharge.
Key Points
- To explore the incidence of thromboembolic complications in arteries following hospital discharge with atrial fibrillation.
- Analysis of hospital discharge records for patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation
- Identification of thromboembolic events in specified arterial regions
- Assessment of risk factors associated with complications
- Identified increased incidence of thromboembolic complications post-discharge
- Peripheral arteries showed significant risk linked to prior atrial fibrillation diagnosis
Structured PICO
Is a hospital diagnosis of atrial fibrillation a risk factor for peripheral arterial thromboembolic complications?
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Population
Patients discharged from the hospital with a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation
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Outcome
Incident thromboembolism in the aorta and the renal, mesenteric, pelvic, and extremity arterieshard clinical
Hospital discharge with a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation is a significant risk factor for subsequent peripheral arterial thromboembolism.
Abstract
A hospital diagnosis of AF is an important risk factor for peripheral arterial thromboembolic complications.