New-onset atrial fibrillation may be a more important predictor of cardiac mortality in acute myocardial infarction patients than preexisting atrial fibrillation

Int J Cardiol. 2015:187:475-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.379. Epub 2015 Mar 27.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Ogaki, Japan.
² Department of Cardiology, Tohno Kosei Hospital, Mizunami, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.

PMID: 25846657
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.379

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac mortality; Pump failure.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Atrial Fibrillation / complications
Atrial Fibrillation / mortality
Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology*
Coronary Angiography / methods
Coronary Artery Bypass / methods
Electrocardiography
Female
Humans
Japan / epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / complications
Myocardial Infarction / mortality
Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology*
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / methods
Predictive Value of Tests
Telemetry