Cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular hospital admissions associated with atrial fibrillation: a Danish nationwide, retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: To examine the excess risk of hospitalisation in patients with incident atrial fibrillation (AF). A nationwide, retrospective cohort study. Denmark. Data on all admissions in Denmark from 1997 to 2009 were collected from nationwide registries. After exclusion of subjects previously admitted for AF, data on 4 602 264 subjects and 10 779 945 hospital admissions contributed to the study. Age-stratified and sex-stratified admission rates were calculated for cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular admissions. Temporal patterns of readmission, relative risk and duration of frequent types of admission were calculated. Of 10 779 945 hospital admissions, 729 088(6.8%) were associated with AF. Admissions for cardiovascular reasons after 1, 3 and 6 months occurred for 6.0, 14.3 and 28.4% of AF patients

SUBMITTER: Christiansen CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3563138 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature