Heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) are the twin epidemics of modern cardiovascular disease. The incidence of new-onset AFib in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) patients is difficult to predict and the short- and long-term outcomes of AFib in a cohort of patients admitted with ADHF are unknown.
Right ventricular dysfunction is a strong predictor of developing atrial fibrillation in acutely decompensated heart failure patients, ACAP-HF data analysis.
ACAP Program, Division of Cardiology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY 10025, USA. EAziz@chpnet.org
