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2307-8960 (online) |
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| Category |
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems |
| Manuscript Type |
Retrospective Cohort Study |
| Article Title |
Burden of atrial fibrillation in patients with rheumatic diseases
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| Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Muhammad Zubair Khan, Kirtenkumar Patel, Krunalkumar A Patel, Rajkumar Doshi, Vraj Shah, Devina Adalja, Zainulabedin Waqar, Sona Franklin, Neelesh Gupta, Muhammad Hamdan Gul, Shruti Jesani, Steven Kutalek and Vincent Figueredo |
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| Corresponding Author |
Vincent Figueredo, FACC, FAHA, Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, St Mary Medical Center, 1203 Langhorne-Newtown Road, Suite 320, Langhorne, PA 19047, United States. vincent.figueredo@stmaryhealthcare.org |
| Key Words |
Atrial fibrillation; Rheumatic diseases; Lupus; Gout; Scleroderma; Vasculitis |
| Core Tip |
Current study showed an association of atrial fibrillation in rheumatic disease patients. We found that atrial fibrillation is significantly associated with gout followed by vasculitis and polymaylgia rheumatica. Overall mortality, length of stay and hospitalization cost was higher among rheumatic disease patients with atrial fibrillation. |
| Publish Date |
2021-04-29 08:35 |
| Citation |
Khan MZ, Patel K, Patel KA, Doshi R, Shah V, Adalja D, Waqar Z, Franklin S, Gupta N, Gul MH, Jesani S, Kutalek S, Figueredo V. Burden of atrial fibrillation in patients with rheumatic diseases. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9(14): 3252-3264 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v9/i14/3252.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v9.i14.3252 |
