Patterns of Atrial Fibrillation at a Regional Hospital in Saudi Arabia

The objective of this retrospective study was to report on the clinical presentation, etiology, and laboratory tests of both chronic and acute atrial fibrillation (AF) admitted to the cardiology unit of a teaching hospital in southern Saudi Arabia. We studied 219 records; 132 (60.3%) and 87 (39.7%)...

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Published in:Ethnicity & disease 1998, Vol.8 (3), p.360-366
Main Authors: Shatoor, Abdulla S., Ahmed, M-EIBagir K., Said, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Shabbir, Khalid, Cheema, Amjad, Kardash, Mohamed O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Atrial Fibrillation - diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation - epidemiology
Atrial Fibrillation - etiology
Coronary Disease - complications
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Female
Heart Valve Diseases - complications
Hospitals, Teaching
Humans
Hypertension - complications
Male
Middle Aged
Original Reports
Prevalence
Radiography, Thoracic
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Saudi Arabia - epidemiology
Sex Factors
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Summary:The objective of this retrospective study was to report on the clinical presentation, etiology, and laboratory tests of both chronic and acute atrial fibrillation (AF) admitted to the cardiology unit of a teaching hospital in southern Saudi Arabia. We studied 219 records; 132 (60.3%) and 87 (39.7%) had documented chronic AF (group 1), and acute AF (group 2) respectively. The mean age (SD) was significantly higher in group 1 (64.6 [SD 19.4] vs 52.9 [SD 15.6]) (P
ISSN:1049-510X
1945-0826