Cor Vasa 2022, 64(3):282-289 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2022.025
(Atrial fibrillation as risk factor in patients after cardiac arrest for ventricular fibrillation)
- Kardiologická klinika, Komplexní kardiovaskulární centrum, Fakultní nemocnice Plzeň, Lékařská fakulta Plzeň, Univerzita Karlova
Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia in adults. Several studies were focused on the association between atrial fibrillation and other heart diseases, including sudden cardiac death.
Aim: The aim of our study was to analyse the incidence of atrial fibrillation as a risk factor after sudden cardiac arrest for ventricular fibrillation.
Methods: Retrospective, monocentric study included 514 people after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) hospitalized in the Cardiology Intensive Care Unit. Patients underwent standard post-resuscitation management (including coronary angiography and echocardiography). The case history of patients was found (comorbidities, medication, and presence of atrial fibrillation before the actual OHCA). These data were further evaluated then.
Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome, Atrial fibrillation, Epidemiology, Sudden cardiac death, Ventricular fibrillation
Received: December 9, 2021; Revised: February 21, 2022; Accepted: March 13, 2022; Published: June 22, 2022 Show citation
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