<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Background:</bold> Atrial fibrillation is a relatively common complication of acute myocardial infarction with significant impact on the short and long-term prognosis.<bold>Methods:</bold> A systematic literature review was done through Pubmed and CENTRAL to extract data related to new-onset atrial fibrillation following primary PCI.<bold>Results:</bold> Searching resulted in twenty-one matched studies. Extraction of data showed an incidence rate of new-onset atrial fibrillation (2.8%-58%). A negative impact was found on the outcomes of patients treated with primary PCI with increased short and long-term mortality and morbidity.<bold>Conclusion:</bold> New-onset atrial fibrillation is an adverse prognostic marker in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated invasively. Preventive measures and anticoagulant therapy should be considered more intensively in this subset of patients.</abstract>

Background: Atrial fibrillation is a relatively common complication of acute myocardial infarction with significant impact on the short and long-term prognosis.Methods: A systematic literature review was done through Pubmed and CENTRAL to extract data related to new-onset atrial fibrillation following primary PCI.Results: Searching resulted in twenty-one matched studies. Extraction of data showed an incidence rate of new-onset atrial fibrillation (2.8%-58%). A negative impact was found on the outcomes of patients treated with primary PCI with increased short and long-term mortality and morbidity.Conclusion: New-onset atrial fibrillation is an adverse prognostic marker in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated invasively. Preventive measures and anticoagulant therapy should be considered more intensively in this subset of patients.

New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in the Post-Primary PCI Setting: A Systematic Review

Acta Medica Bulgarica

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Background: Atrial fibrillation is a relatively common complication of acute myocardial infarction with significant impact on the short and long-term...

New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in the Post-Primary PCI Setting: A Systematic Review

Published Online: May 31, 2019

Page range: 62 - 70

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2019-0021

Keywords
atrial fibrillation, new-onset atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention, primary PCI

© 2019 F. Al-Obaidi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in the Post-Primary PCI Setting: A Systematic Review

Published Online: May 31, 2019

Page range: 62 - 70

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2019-0021

Keywordsatrial fibrillation, new-onset atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention, primary PCI

© 2019 F. Al-Obaidi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
atrial fibrillation, new-onset atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention, primary PCI