Is atrial fibrillation associated with short- and long-term mortality in patients with acute coronary syndromes?
Atrial fibrillation is a significant prognostic factor associated with mortality in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes.
AF is more common in patients with STEMI. An association of AF with short- and long-term mortality among patients with STEMI and NSTE-ACS was found. Understanding these findings may lead to better care of patients with this common arrhythmia.
Lópes et al. (Mon,) studied this question.