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Association Between Preexisting Versus Newly Identified Atrial Fibrillation and...
Bikdeli, Behnood; Jiménez, David; del Toro, Jorge; Piazza, Gregory; Rivas, Agustina; Fernández‐Reyes, José Luis; Sampériz, Ángel; Otero, RemediosBackground Atrial fibrillation (AF) may exist before or occur early in the course of pulmonary embolism (PE). We determined the PE outcomes based on the presence and timing of AF. Methods and Results Using the data from a multicenter PE registry, we identified 3 groups: (1) those with preexisting AF, (2) patients with new AF within 2 days from acute PE (incident AF), and (3) patients without AF. We assessed the...
Hypoalbuminemia, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, and functional outcom...
Di Napoli, Mario; Behrouz, Reza; Topel, Christopher H.; Misra, Vivek; Pomero, Fulvio; Giraudo, Alessia; Pennati, Paolo; Masotti, LucaPurpose: Hypoalbuminemia and systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) are reported in critically-ill patients, but their relationship is unclear. We sought to determine the association of admission serum albumin and SIRS with outcomes in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Methods: We used a multicenter, multinational registry of ICH patients to select patients in whom SIRS parameters and serum ...