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World J Cardiol. Jul 26, 2015; 7(7): 397-403
Published online Jul 26, 2015. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v7.i7.397
Published online Jul 26, 2015. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v7.i7.397
Prognostic impact of atrial fibrillation on clinical outcomes of acute coronary syndromes, heart failure and chronic kidney disease
Nileshkumar J Patel, Dhaval Pau, Nikhil Nalluri, Deepak Asti, Ritesh Kanotra, Azfar Sheikh, Cardiovascular Division, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY 10305, United States
Aashay Patel, Cardiovascular Division, Lankenau Institute of Medical Research, Wynnewood, PA 19096, United States
Kanishk Agnihotri, Nilay Patel, Cardiovascular Division, Saint Peters University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States
Samir Patel, Cardiovascular Division, Western Reserve Health Education, Yougstown, OH 44504, United States
Badal Thakkar, Cardiovascular Division, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, United States
Sabeeda Kadavath, Cardiovascular Division, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY 10451, United States
Shilpkumar Arora, Cardiovascular Division, St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY 10025, United States
Achint Patel, Neil Patel, Cardiovascular Division, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, United States
Apurva O Badheka, Cardiovascular Division, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, United States
Abhishek Deshmukh, Cardiovascular Division, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, United States
Hakan Paydak, Cardiovascular Division, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, United States
Juan Viles-Gonzalez, Cardiovascular Division, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, United States
Author contributions: All authors have contributed significantly to the effort of conducting this article; Patel NJ, Patel A, Agnihotri K and Pau D contributed equally to the conception of this article and to the final content of this manuscript; all other authors have contributed to drafting of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors have no disclosures or conflicts of interest.
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Correspondence to: Nileshkumar J Patel, MD, Cardiovascular Division, Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305, United States. dr.nilesh.j.patel@gmail.com
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Received: January 28, 2015
Peer-review started: January 28, 2015
First decision: March 6, 2015
Revised: April 6, 2015
Accepted: April 28, 2015
Article in press: April 30, 2015
Published online: July 26, 2015
Processing time: 188 Days and 8.2 Hours
Peer-review started: January 28, 2015
First decision: March 6, 2015
Revised: April 6, 2015
Accepted: April 28, 2015
Article in press: April 30, 2015
Published online: July 26, 2015
Processing time: 188 Days and 8.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common type of arrhythmia, is on course to reach epidemic proportions in the elderly. AF is a commonly encountered comorbidity in patients with acute coronary syndromes, heart failure and chronic kidney disease. Multiple studies have been conducted to determine if AF has an independent role in the overall mortality of such patients. Our review suggests that atrial fibrillation has an independent adverse prognostic impact on the clinical outcomes of acute coronary syndromes, heart failure and chronic kidney disease.