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New‐onset atrial fibrillation predicting for complicating cardiac adverse outcome in scrub typhus infection

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Scrub typhus is a well‐known infectious disorder of the Asia‐Pacific region. However, adverse cardiac outcomes are an under‐recognized complication of scrub typhus infection, and new‐onset AF has been reported to… Click to show full abstract

Scrub typhus is a well‐known infectious disorder of the Asia‐Pacific region. However, adverse cardiac outcomes are an under‐recognized complication of scrub typhus infection, and new‐onset AF has been reported to be a prognostic factor in other, more common infectious diseases. The present study investigated whether new‐onset atrial fibrillation (AF) is significantly associated with 3‐month mortality and adverse cardiac complications in scrub typhus infection.

Keywords: typhus infection; onset atrial; scrub typhus; new onset

Journal Title: Clinical Cardiology
Year Published: 2019

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