Liver Disease as a Predictor of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation.

ABSTRACT: Background Impact of liver disease on development of atrial fibrillation ( AF ) is unclear. The purpose of the study was to evaluate prevalence of AF in the setting of liver disease and whether increasing severity of liver disease, using Model for End-Stage Liver Disease ( MELD ), is independently associated with increased risk of AF . Methods and Results Retrospective data analysis of 1727 patients with liver disease evaluated for liver transplantation between 2006 and 2015 was performed, and patient characteristics were analyzed from billing codes and review of medical records. Multivariable time-dependent Cox proportional hazards model was performed to determine effect of increasing MELD score on risk of developing AF . Prevalence of AF was 11.2%. Incidence of AF at median follow-up tim

SUBMITTER: Huang WA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6201455 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature