Incidence, Risk Factors and Subsequent Prognostic Impact of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Infective Endocarditis.

Background: Few studies with a large sample size have been performed to evaluate the incidence, risk factors and prognostic value of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with infective endocarditis (IE).

Methods and results: A total of 1,063 IE patients were included and 83 developed new AF. Compared with no-AF, the incidence of in-hospital death (6.