Acute treatment of atrial fibrillation. Spontaneous conversion rates and cost of care

Joseph T. Dell'Orfano; Hemantkumar Patel; Deborah Wolbrette; Jerry C. Luck; Gerald Naccarelli

doi:10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00993-X

Acute treatment of atrial fibrillation. Spontaneous conversion rates and cost of care

Joseph T. Dell'Orfano
, Hemantkumar Patel
, Deborah Wolbrette
, Jerry C. Luck
, Gerald Naccarelli

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Acute treatment of atrial fibrillation is costly although spontaneous conversion rates are high. We reviewed 114 patients admitted to our inpatient service via the emergency department with a principal diagnosis of atrial fibrillation and found the spontaneous conversion rate was 50% in 48 hours, the average length of stay was 3.9 ± 5.2 days, and the average cost was $6,692 ± $4,928.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	788-790
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Cardiology
Volume	83
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00993-X
State	Published - Mar 1 1999

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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