Laura C Myers, Ithan D Peltan, Khanh K Thai, Patricia Kipnis, Manisha Desai, Ycar Devis, Heather Clancy, Yun W Lu, Samuel M Brown, Alan S Go, Romain S Neugebauer, Vincent X Liu, Allan J Walkey
BACKGROUND: New-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) during sepsis is common, but models designed to stratify stroke risk excluded patients with secondary AF. We assessed the predictive validity of CHA2 DS2 VASc scores among patients with new-onset AF during sepsis and developed a novel stroke prediction model incorporating presepsis and intrasepsis characteristics. METHODS: We included patients ≥40 years old who survived hospitalizations with sepsis and new-onset AF across 21 Kaiser Permanente Northern California hospitals from January 1, 2011 to September 30, 2017...
April 9, 2024: Journal of Hospital Medicine: An Official Publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine