Mortality and morbidity in patients with atrial fibrillation and liver cirrhosis

BACKGROUNDAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice. However, the outcomes associated with AF in hospitalized patients with liver cirrhosis are unknown. AIMTo determine the outcomes of hospitalized patients with liver cirrhosis and AF. METHODSIn...

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Published in:World journal of cardiology 2020-07, Vol.12 (7), p.342-350
Main Authors: Darrat, Yousef H, Smer, Aiman, Elayi, Claude-Samy, Morales, Gustavo X, Alqahtani, Fahad, Alkhouli, Mohamad, Catanzaro, John, Shah, Jignesh, Salih, Mohsin
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Summary:BACKGROUNDAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice. However, the outcomes associated with AF in hospitalized patients with liver cirrhosis are unknown. AIMTo determine the outcomes of hospitalized patients with liver cirrhosis and AF. METHODSIn this study, we examined morbidity and mortality of patients with concomitant AF and liver cirrhosis from the National Inpatient Sample database, the largest publicly available inpatient healthcare database in the United States. RESULTSA total of 696937 patients with liver cirrhosis were included, 45745 of whom had concomitant AF (6.6%). Liver cirrhosis patients with AF had higher rates of in-hospital mortality (12.6% vs 10.3%, P < 0.001), clinical stroke (1.6% vs 1.1%, P < 0.001), and acute kidney injury (28.2% vs 25.1%, P < 0.001), and less gastrointestinal bleeding (4.4% vs 5.1%, P < 0.001) and blood transfusion (22.5% vs 23.8%, P < 0.001) compared with those who did not have the arrhythmia. In addition, they had a longer length of stay (8 ± 10 d vs 7 ± 8 d, P < 0.001) and higher hospitalization costs (20720 ± 33210 $ vs 16272 ± 24166 $, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONIn subjects with liver cirrhosis, AF is associated with higher rates of inpatient mortality, stroke, and acute kidney injury compared to those who do not have the cardiac arrhythmia.
ISSN:1949-8462
1949-8462
DOI:10.4330/wjc.v12.i7.342