The incidence and impact of atrial fibrillation on hospitalized Coronavirus disease-2019 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since 2019, Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has raised unprecedented global health crisis. The incidence and impact of atrial fibrillation (AF) on patients with COVID-19 remain unclearly defined.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study using ICD-10 codes to identify patients with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19 with or without AF in National Inpatient Sample Database 2020. We compared the outcome of COVID-19 patients with a concurrent diagnosis of AF with those without.

Hypothesis

AF will adversely affect the prognosis of hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

Results

A total of 211 619 patients with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19 were identified. Among these patients, 31 923 (15.08%) had a secondary diagnosis of AF. Before propensity score m

SUBMITTER: Niu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10894524 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature