New onset of atrial fibrillation in the hospitalized patient.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common dysrhythmia that clinicians often encounter while caring for hospitalized patients. Although many patients will have carried a diagnosis of AF prior to hospital admission, this review will pertain to patients for whom a first documented episode of AF occurs during hospitalization.
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D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male