New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Sepsis

When Rhythm Changes Cause the Blues: New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation during Sepsis

“…Further evidence supporting a role for AF in contributing to poor sepsis outcomes generally comes from studies that used administrative claims data (2), but characterization of the clinical course of sepsis using claims data is limited. Whether AF is merely an epiphenomenon of acute sepsis severity without a role for modifying outcomes, or can directly worsen sepsis, has thus far been unclear (11).…”