title: New-onset atrial fibrillation may be a more important predictor of cardiac mortality in acute myocardial infarction patients than preexisting atrial fibrillation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Ogaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Itsuro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Morishima
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Ogaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tomomatsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Tohno Kosei Hospital, Mizunami, Japan. Electronic address: kenji@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okumura
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Ogaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sone
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Ogaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuboi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Ogaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Ogaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Yosuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Ogaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Ruka
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshimitsu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yura
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Toyoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murohara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology*; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000379:methods; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013686:Telemetry
keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac mortality; Pump failure