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Newsmax – September 9, 2022<\/p>\n
About 1 in 20 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 develop the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation, according to data from an American Heart Association (AHA) registry.<\/p>\n
Having a new case of A-fib in the hospital was associated with major heart events, the study found, as well as longer hospital stays and greater need for intensive care and intubation. About 45% of those patients died while in the hospital.<\/p>\n
“In 2001, experts predicted the number of Americans living with A-fib would double by 2050 \u2014 the situation may be more dire following the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Dr. Jonathan Piccini. He is volunteer chairman of an AHA advisory group on A-fib and an associate professor at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C.<\/p>\n
“Research suggests A-fib is likely to influence more Americans and could put more people at greater risk of stroke and heart failure than previously expected,” Piccini said in an AHA news release.<\/p>\n
At least 2.7 million Americans have A-fib, which is a quivering or irregular heartbeat. It can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications.<\/p>\n
The findings, which accounted for underlying health conditions and factors in the hospital, suggest new-onset A-fib in COVID patients is a marker of adverse clinical factors, according to the heart association. A study published in July also pointed to increased risk of heart problems in COVID patients.<\/p>\n
The AHA offers patient resources during September, which is A-Fib Awareness Month, and throughout the year at heart.org.<\/p>\n
The study was published in the journal Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology.<\/p>\n
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