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New onset of atrial fibrillation in the hospitalized patient
Author(s) -
Bhave Prashant D.,
Kamel Hooman
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of hospital medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.128
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1553-5606
pISSN - 1553-5592
DOI - 10.1002/jhm.2007
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , hospital medicine , intensive care medicine , medline , emergency medicine , pediatrics , cardiology , political science , law
Atrial fibrillation ( AF ) is a common dysrhythmia that clinicians often encounter while caring for hospitalized patients. Although many patients will have carried a diagnosis of AF prior to hospital admission, this review will pertain to patients for whom a first documented episode of AF occurs during hospitalization. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2013;8:154–158. © 2013 Society of Hospital Medicine

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