Significance of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation complicating acute myocardial infarction in the thrombolytic era. SPRINT and Thrombolytic Survey Groups

Circulation
M EldarS Behar

Abstract

Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) is considered a frequent complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), associated with increased in-hospital and long-term mortality rates. This notion is based on data collected before thrombolysis and additional modern methods of treatment became widely available, and no information is available on the significance of PAF in the general population with AMI in the thrombolytic era. The aim of the present study was to define the incidence, associated clinical parameters, and short- and long-term prognostic significance of PAF in patients with AMI in the thrombolytic era. A prospective, nationwide survey was conducted of 2866 consecutive patients admitted with AMI in all 25 coronary care units in Israel during January/February 1992, 1994, and 1996 (thrombolytic era [TE]). The data were compared with a previous Israeli study of 5803 patients with AMI hospitalized in 1981 through 1983 (prethrombolytic era [PTE]). Patients in the TE with PAF were older and had a worse risk profile than those without PAF. PAF in the TE was independently associated with increased 30-day (odds ratio, 1.32; 95% confidence interval, 0.92 to 1.87) and 1-year (relative risk, 1.33; 95% confidence interval, 1.05 to ...Continue Reading

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