New-onset atrial fibrillation and clinical outcome in non-cardiac intensive care unit patients.

Background: Data regarding new onset atrial fibrillation (nAF) in general, non-cardiac, intensive care unit (ICU) patients are limited. However, it has been suggested that nAF is associated with worse clinical outcome in these patients.

Objective: The purpose of the present work was to study the prognostic impact of nAF, in this setting.

Incidence and predictors of new-onset atrial fibrillation in noncardiac intensive care unit patients.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is thought to be a relatively common arrhythmia in the setting of noncardiac intensive care unit (ICU). However, data concerning AF deriving from such populations are scarce. In addition, it is unclear which of the wide spectrum of AF predictors are relevant to the ICU setting.