Long-Term Clinical Implications of Atrial Fibrillation on Mortality in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19: A Nationwide Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases the risk of long-term mortality in patients hospitalized with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), but the evidence is limited.

Methods

This study used data from the Common Data Model of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service of Korea collected between 1 January 2020 and 30 April 2022. A total of 107,247 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 were included in this study. They were divided into two groups according to a history of AF. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality.

Results

After propensity score stratification, 1919 patients with a history of AF and 105,328 patients without a history of AF who were hospitalized with COVID-19 were analyzed to determine long-term mortality. The primary outcome occurred

SUBMITTER: Lim KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10607130 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature