Atrial Fibrillation and Mortality in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Overview and Meta-analysis |
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| Authors: | Fabio Angeli Gianpaolo Reboldi Marta Garofoli Elisa Ramundo Cristina Poltronieri Giovanni Mazzotta Giuseppe Ambrosio Paolo Verdecchia |
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| Institution: | Section of Cardiology, Hospital "Media Valle del Tevere," AUSL 2, Umbria, Italy, fangeli@cardionet.it. |
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| Abstract: | Atrial fibrillation (AF) confers an increased risk of mortality in patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, it is unclear whether new-onset and preexisting AF portend a different risk. We extracted data from studies that evaluated in-hospital mortality in patients with AMI and included information on cardiac rhythm. Overall, the risk of mortality was higher in patients with AF than in those in sinus rhythm (OR 2.00, 95?% CI: 1.93-2.08; P?
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