New-onset atrial fibrillation in bacteremia is not associated with C-reactive protein, but is an indicator of increased mortality during hospitalization

Cardiology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 171-180

  Kindem, Ingvild A ^a   Reindal, Eva K ^a   Wester, Astrid L ^a,c   Blaasaas, Karl G ^a   Atar, Dan ^a,b  

^a AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Bacteremia; C reactive protein; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 52949150753     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121600     Document Type: Article

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