Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Post-ROSC Atrial fibrillation is not associated with rearrest but is associated with stroke and mortality following out of hospital cardiac arrest
Authors' conclusion
AF was common following ROSC and not associated with rearrest. AF after CA was associated with increased mortality and stroke risk.
Study context
- Population
- EMS patients with OHCA and ROSC before ED arrival
- Participants
- 119 patients
- Exposure
- Atrial fibrillation (AF) vs no AF after ROSC
- AFn = 39
- Outcome
- Rearrest
Methodological detailsadditional observational electronic health record (EHR) cohort analysis
- Additional observational EHR cohort analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
P = 0.94
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Mortality (EHR analysis) · 1 year
| Outcome | Odds | P value |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke (EHR analysis) | 5x greater | P < 0.001 |
- AF prevalence after ROSC
- 33% · 39
- Stroke (EHR analysis) — Majority of AF patients not anticoagulated
- 93%, p < 0.001
- Stroke (EHR analysis) — Comorbidities greater in AF patients
- p < 0.001
Original publication
Post-ROSC Atrial fibrillation is not associated with rearrest but is associated with stroke and mortality following out of hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. Published 8 June 2024. doi:10.
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